During March 2026, Tom B. focused on improving the stability of dynamic symbol-layer placement in the maplibre/maplibre-gl-js repository. He addressed a crash scenario by updating the PauseablePlacement logic to guard against unhydrated layouts, ensuring that symbol layers added before their layout properties are initialized are safely skipped during placement. This solution relied on TypeScript type guards and robust unit testing to verify correct behavior and prevent runtime errors. By incrementally updating the codebase and maintaining the CHANGELOG, Tom enhanced production reliability for dynamic map styling, demonstrating depth in TypeScript, front end development, and collaborative testing practices.