September 2025 – RPTools/maptool Summary: Focused on technical debt cleanup to improve maintainability and readiness for upcoming features. No new features delivered this month; however, the work reduces risk and sets the stage for faster, safer future iterations. Key bugs fixed: - Removed dead code: AppUpdate.getReleases method (no callers). Commit e84c935ee09f274f513c6dde20a890a35d34b9d5. - Removed two unused private methods in JSONMacroFunctions (paramsAsJsonArrays, paramsAsJsonElements) with no callers. Commit 624df4a50f5faa76951be1fd69c4397d08cd9b53. Impact: - Lowers maintenance burden, eliminates obsolescence (per issue #5777), improves code readability, and reduces risk of regressions from dead code. - Keeps codebase cleaner and more maintainable for upcoming feature work. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Java code cleanup and refactoring - Dead code elimination and maintainability practices - Compliance with issue-tracking and commit discipline