Polishing Nextcloud Tasks

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Nextcloud is an open-source alternative to Google Drive. I use it because I value control over my data and appreciate its use of open standards. While many people complain about Nextcloud, if they invested that time in reporting issues or contributing fixes, the platform would be much better.
Earlier this year, while working on my thesis, I began using Nextcloud Tasks extensively. I encountered some minor jankiness and decided to do something other than complain. I reported three bugs and even fixed one of them. Here's a summary of my contributions:
Reported on March 3, 2024
My fix was merged on March 20, 2024

Reported on March 7, 2024
Fixed on March 20, 2024

Initially reported on March 1, 2024
Reported on a different repo on March 20, 2024
Fixed on May 4, 2024

If you want open-source software to be good, help make it better. Sometimes, it's as simple as filing a bug report.
In the near future, I want to do a deep-dive comparison of Nextcloud Tasks and TickTick to see how we can polish the UI for Tasks and make it feel smoother overall.