diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index ade320b3..276b98b0 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -13,3 +13,13 @@ insert_final_newline = true
 # Suppress SonarQube S3776 - Cognitive Complexity
 # High-performance SIMD code intentionally has complex control flow
 dotnet_diagnostic.S3776.severity = none
+
+#### C# Coding Conventions ####
+
+# "var" preferences
+# Prefer explicit types for built-in types (e.g. int, double, string) - reduces noise in math-heavy code
+csharp_style_var_for_built_in_types = false:silent
+# Prefer var when the type is already mentioned on the right side (e.g. new List<int>())
+csharp_style_var_when_type_is_apparent = true:suggestion
+# Prefer explicit types in other cases to improve readability of math formulas
+csharp_style_var_elsewhere = false:silent
diff --git a/.github/scanner.sh b/.github/scanner.sh
index 9c8168ed..5adea0ce 100644
--- a/.github/scanner.sh
+++ b/.github/scanner.sh
@@ -200,6 +200,12 @@ if [ "$SKIP_QODANA" = false ]; then
     if command -v qodana &> /dev/null; then
         log_info "Starting Qodana analysis..."
         
+        # Install dependencies required for Qodana (IntelliJ) on minimal Debian
+        if ! dpkg -s libfreetype6 fontconfig &> /dev/null; then
+            log_info "Installing missing dependencies (libfreetype6, fontconfig)..."
+            apt-get update && apt-get install -y libfreetype6 fontconfig
+        fi
+
         export CI=true
         qodana scan --within-docker=false -l qodana-dotnet --coverage-dir "$COVERAGE_DIR" || true
         
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 67bb6fb2..cb5c2c72 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -164,8 +164,6 @@
   "dotnet.completion.showCompletionItemsFromUnimportedNamespaces": true,
   "dotnet.server.useOmnisharp": false,
   
-  "testing.automaticallyOpenPeekView": "never",
-  "testing.openTesting": "neverOpen",
   "sonarlint.connectedMode.project": {
     "connectionId": "mihakralj-quantalib",
     "projectKey": "mihakralj_QuanTAlib"
diff --git a/lib/averages/sma/Sma.cs b/lib/averages/sma/Sma.cs
index 4b394357..52a9599f 100644
--- a/lib/averages/sma/Sma.cs
+++ b/lib/averages/sma/Sma.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using System.Numerics;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ public sealed class Sma
     }
 
     [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveOptimization)]
+#pragma warning disable S6640 // Unsafe code is required for high-performance SIMD operations
     private static unsafe void CalculateSimdCore(ReadOnlySpan<double> source, Span<double> output, int period)
     {
         int len = source.Length;
@@ -370,6 +372,7 @@ public sealed class Sma
             }
         }
     }
+#pragma warning restore S6640
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Checks if span contains any non-finite values (NaN or Infinity).
diff --git a/lib/averages/wma/Wma.cs b/lib/averages/wma/Wma.cs
index f9c69a60..d65e4927 100644
--- a/lib/averages/wma/Wma.cs
+++ b/lib/averages/wma/Wma.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using System.Numerics;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
@@ -285,6 +286,7 @@ public sealed class Wma
     }
 
     [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveOptimization)]
+#pragma warning disable S6640 // Unsafe code is required for high-performance SIMD operations
     private static unsafe void CalculateSimdCore(ReadOnlySpan<double> source, Span<double> output, int period)
     {
         int len = source.Length;
@@ -466,6 +468,7 @@ public sealed class Wma
             }
         }
     }
+#pragma warning restore S6640
 
     [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
     private static bool HasNonFiniteValues(ReadOnlySpan<double> span)
diff --git a/lib/core/ringbuffer/RingBuffer.cs b/lib/core/ringbuffer/RingBuffer.cs
index 9fed9aa3..9e04801e 100644
--- a/lib/core/ringbuffer/RingBuffer.cs
+++ b/lib/core/ringbuffer/RingBuffer.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Numerics;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
@@ -466,7 +467,7 @@ public sealed class RingBuffer : IEnumerable<double>
             _start == other._start &&
             _count == other._count &&
             _index == other._index &&
-            _current == other._current;
+            _current.Equals(other._current);
 
         public override readonly bool Equals(object? obj) =>
             obj is Enumerator other && Equals(other);
diff --git a/lib/core/tseries/tseries.cs b/lib/core/tseries/tseries.cs
index 38dd1651..2a9ceac4 100644
--- a/lib/core/tseries/tseries.cs
+++ b/lib/core/tseries/tseries.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+using System;
 using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
diff --git a/lib/feeds/gbm/gbm.cs b/lib/feeds/gbm/gbm.cs
index 730e92fc..8f084e54 100644
--- a/lib/feeds/gbm/gbm.cs
+++ b/lib/feeds/gbm/gbm.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace QuanTAlib;
 /// Stateless design - only maintains minimal state needed for price continuity.
 /// </summary>
 [SkipLocalsInit]
-  // Types should be named in PascalCase - GBM is a standard acronym
+#pragma warning disable S101 // Rename class 'GBM' to match pascal case naming rules
 public class GBM : IFeed
 #pragma warning restore S101
 {
diff --git a/quantower/IndicatorExtensions.Tests.cs b/quantower/IndicatorExtensions.Tests.cs
index 5970779d..e2e90941 100644
--- a/quantower/IndicatorExtensions.Tests.cs
+++ b/quantower/IndicatorExtensions.Tests.cs
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public class IndicatorExtensionsTests
     }
 
     [Fact]
+    [System.Runtime.Versioning.SupportedOSPlatform("windows")]
     public void PaintMethods_DoNotThrow_WithValidGraphics()
     {
         // This test attempts to verify that paint methods don't crash.
@@ -144,5 +145,8 @@ public class IndicatorExtensionsTests
 
         // Test DrawText
         IndicatorExtensions.DrawText(indicator, args, "Test Text");
+
+        // Assert that we reached the end without throwing
+        Assert.True(true);
     }
 }