During July 2025, this developer focused on maintainability and modernization across core Apache projects. In the apache/phoenix repository, they improved code readability in traceserver.py by refining the java_cmd declaration, ensuring cleaner structure without altering functionality. For apache/hbase, they upgraded the hbase-examples scripts for Python 3 compatibility, addressing import path issues, updating print statements, and aligning naming conventions for generated code. These changes, implemented using Python and Shell scripting, were complemented by updated documentation to guide users through Python 3 usage. Their work reduced technical debt, streamlined onboarding, and prepared both projects for future platform and language upgrades.