During January 2026, Apurva Kumar focused on improving the stability and correctness of the DeduplicatedColumnStatistics merge paths in the facebookincubator/nimble repository. By identifying and fixing uninitialized member variables in the C++ codebase, Apurva addressed a subtle bug that previously led to incorrect statistics after merge operations. This debugging effort involved updating both the implementation and associated tests, ensuring that the statistics-driven logic remained reliable for downstream analytics. The work demonstrated careful attention to detail in software development and debugging, resulting in more consistent analytics outcomes and improved reliability for users relying on deduplicated statistics within the system.