In March 2026, John Tony developed a configurable schema property ordering feature for the scalar/scalar repository, enhancing FastAPI integration by allowing users to select between alphabetical and original property order in API schemas. He implemented this through Python, leveraging FastAPI and schema introspection to provide a configuration-driven solution that improves predictability and client integration. The work included a version bump from minor to patch to reflect the new capability. Although the project scope was focused, the feature addressed downstream parsing variability and was co-authored with Hans Pagel, demonstrating collaborative development and attention to maintainable, user-driven API design and testing practices.