Worked on enhancing the reliability of real-time WebSocket communication in the Ladybird repository by refactoring the connection handling logic. The approach involved replacing assertions on socket validity with a boolean status return, which reduced application crashes during connection attempts and improved overall runtime stability. Focused on error handling and network programming using C++, the work addressed a specific bug in the RequestServer component by removing an assertion for invalid socket file descriptors. Although no new features were added during this period, the targeted bug fix contributed to more robust real-time communication and increased resilience in the project’s networking layer.