
Over seven months, Proskurn contributed to the epam/ketcher repository, focusing on chemical drawing and macromolecule editing workflows. He developed and refined features such as chain construction tools, antisense handling, and canvas-based selection, using JavaScript, TypeScript, and React. His work addressed complex UI and state management challenges, including stabilizing functional group drawing settings and improving multi-instance reliability. By implementing targeted bug fixes for molecule rendering, chain ordering, and context menu behavior, he enhanced both user experience and application robustness. Proskurn’s engineering demonstrated depth in algorithm design, UI/UX refinement, and test-driven development, supporting researchers and educators in chemistry software.
January 2026: Canvas-based selection improvements and Macromolecules mode stabilization delivered for epam/ketcher, delivering measurable UX and reliability gains for diagram editing workflows. Implemented canvas coordinate-based selection and improved rectangle selection UX; resolved molecule handling issues across multiple monomers and ensured persistence when switching to Macromolecules mode. Builds stabilized and code clarity improvements contributed to long-term maintainability.
January 2026: Canvas-based selection improvements and Macromolecules mode stabilization delivered for epam/ketcher, delivering measurable UX and reliability gains for diagram editing workflows. Implemented canvas coordinate-based selection and improved rectangle selection UX; resolved molecule handling issues across multiple monomers and ensured persistence when switching to Macromolecules mode. Builds stabilized and code clarity improvements contributed to long-term maintainability.
December 2025: Macro-mode canvas improvements with micromolecule clearing and a robustness fix for bond selection, delivering tangible business value through improved stability and user workflow.
December 2025: Macro-mode canvas improvements with micromolecule clearing and a robustness fix for bond selection, delivering tangible business value through improved stability and user workflow.
June 2025 monthly summary for epam/ketcher focused on stability and correct UI behavior across multiple Ketcher instances. Delivered two bug fixes addressing context menu positioning and multi-instance initialization stability, including a revert of a Playwright update to preserve CI/test reliability. These changes improve cross-instance correctness, reduce user confusion, and enhance maintainability.
June 2025 monthly summary for epam/ketcher focused on stability and correct UI behavior across multiple Ketcher instances. Delivered two bug fixes addressing context menu positioning and multi-instance initialization stability, including a revert of a Playwright update to preserve CI/test reliability. These changes improve cross-instance correctness, reduce user confusion, and enhance maintainability.
March 2025: Delivered UI refinement in epam/ketcher by removing the base monomer border after selection and cleaning up the MONOMER_SYMBOLS_IDS map. This reduces visual clutter, simplifies state management, and prepares the codebase for future UI improvements.
March 2025: Delivered UI refinement in epam/ketcher by removing the base monomer border after selection and cleaning up the MONOMER_SYMBOLS_IDS map. This reduces visual clutter, simplifies state management, and prepares the codebase for future UI improvements.
February 2025 (Month: 2025-02) - Focused on stabilizing macromolecule editing workflows in epam/ketcher. Delivered a bug fix for macromolecule chain ordering and RNA complementarity, including a new chain-reordering method based on antisense connections and refined RNA monomer complementary detection to improve layout accuracy. Implemented a backmerge to address a two-sense-to-antisense connection order issue, ensuring consistent behavior and preventing regressions. Result: more reliable editing, improved layout accuracy, and reduced user-reported edge cases, supporting researchers and educators in macromolecule workflow tasks.
February 2025 (Month: 2025-02) - Focused on stabilizing macromolecule editing workflows in epam/ketcher. Delivered a bug fix for macromolecule chain ordering and RNA complementarity, including a new chain-reordering method based on antisense connections and refined RNA monomer complementary detection to improve layout accuracy. Implemented a backmerge to address a two-sense-to-antisense connection order issue, ensuring consistent behavior and preventing regressions. Result: more reliable editing, improved layout accuracy, and reduced user-reported edge cases, supporting researchers and educators in macromolecule workflow tasks.
January 2025: Delivered two core features in epam/ketcher that enhance chain construction and macromolecule editing with improved accuracy and usability. The Chain tool now labels the last atom during chain creation, improving tracking and reducing misassembly. In the Macromolecule editor, antisense handling and rendering were refined: antisense option is disabled when an antisenseless base is present; rendering for sense/antisense chains was refactored; backbone connections corrected; snake mode remains stable after reinitialization; screenshots updated. These changes improve user confidence, reduce errors, and enable researchers to construct and analyze macromolecules more efficiently. Key commits anchored the work: f2850c027d615019d41afbec6180f5a9dca96ffd; b393f7dfcf5a7d81fc73b949dfca11d826f8da20; 721604463e45f6ad90adcfdf1051cd861f38247a.
January 2025: Delivered two core features in epam/ketcher that enhance chain construction and macromolecule editing with improved accuracy and usability. The Chain tool now labels the last atom during chain creation, improving tracking and reducing misassembly. In the Macromolecule editor, antisense handling and rendering were refined: antisense option is disabled when an antisenseless base is present; rendering for sense/antisense chains was refactored; backbone connections corrected; snake mode remains stable after reinitialization; screenshots updated. These changes improve user confidence, reduce errors, and enable researchers to construct and analyze macromolecules more efficiently. Key commits anchored the work: f2850c027d615019d41afbec6180f5a9dca96ffd; b393f7dfcf5a7d81fc73b949dfca11d826f8da20; 721604463e45f6ad90adcfdf1051cd861f38247a.
November 2024 monthly summary for epam/ketcher: Focused stabilization of Functional Group Drawing Settings across micromolecules and macromolecules, with targeted test coverage improvements and fixes for import-related issues. Completed a backmerge to apply functional group drawing settings (#5883), aligning related changes and mitigating branch drift. Resulted in more reliable molecule rendering, fewer test/import failures, and a smoother user workflow for chemistry researchers.
November 2024 monthly summary for epam/ketcher: Focused stabilization of Functional Group Drawing Settings across micromolecules and macromolecules, with targeted test coverage improvements and fixes for import-related issues. Completed a backmerge to apply functional group drawing settings (#5883), aligning related changes and mitigating branch drift. Resulted in more reliable molecule rendering, fewer test/import failures, and a smoother user workflow for chemistry researchers.

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