Over a two-month period, Plaes focused on targeted improvements across two open-source repositories. In mamedev/mame, Plaes refactored the floppy disk subsystem in C++, removing obsolete code and unsupported configurations to streamline device driver maintenance and reduce technical debt, ensuring future refactors would be more manageable. Later, in matmair/InvenTree, Plaes enhanced the project’s Markdown documentation by clarifying TLS and SSL configuration for email delivery, reducing the risk of deployment misconfigurations and supporting a range of environments. Plaes demonstrated depth in code refactoring, legacy code maintenance, and technical writing, delivering focused, maintainable changes without introducing new bugs or regressions.