During November 2024, Brian Chang focused on backend development within the spinnaker/spinnaker repository, addressing a critical bug in the Retrofit service factory. He implemented a dedicated exception handler and integrated the SpinnakerRetrofitErrorHandler, ensuring that RetrofitErrors are consistently mapped to Spinnaker*Exceptions. This technical approach, using Java and leveraging Retrofit for robust error handling, improved the reliability and clarity of client error reporting. Brian’s work enhanced debuggability and system stability by standardizing error translation across the service layer. Although the contribution was targeted to a single bug fix, it demonstrated depth in backend error management and thoughtful integration practices.