During October 2024, Alex contributed to the bbc/tsduck repository by enabling VATek hardware support, focusing on driver development and embedded systems using C++. He addressed a previous limitation by removing a preprocessor directive that had disabled VATek integration, following the resolution of a related libvatek library issue. This change streamlined the build configuration, reducing conditional compilation complexity and improving maintainability. Alex’s work ensured that VATek functionality could be seamlessly integrated into the TSDuck system, setting the foundation for future hardware testing and customer deployment. The depth of the work lay in simplifying dependencies and preparing the codebase for broader hardware compatibility.