During April 2026, this developer focused on advancing the AWS Toolkit across both the aws/aws-toolkit-vscode and aws/aws-toolkit-jetbrains repositories. They initiated the major version upgrade for the VSCode extension, laying the groundwork for new features and improved development cycles. For JetBrains, they restored model generation tooling with Kotlin compiler integration and enhanced CI/CD pipelines to support the 2026.1 release. Their work included refining build automation using Gradle, improving macOS user experience through MessagesBundle sorting, and strengthening integration testing frameworks. Utilizing Java, Kotlin, and YAML, they emphasized cross-IDE compatibility, robust testing, and streamlined build processes for future toolkit releases.