Concise monthly summary focusing on business value and technical achievements for 2026-04.

August 2025 (Month: 2025-08): SDL Linux backend improvements in shadps4-emu/ext-SDL focused on stability, user experience, and Linux-specific path handling. Delivered two key changes with direct business value: (1) fixed a Wayland crash by reordering surface destruction to ensure proper cleanup before detachment and commit in the window lifecycle; and (2) migrated tray icon temporary files from /tmp to the user's cache directory, adding a cache path discovery and subdirectory creation. These changes reduce crash risk, improve reliability of window management, and provide a more secure, robust handling of temporary assets in desktop environments. The work is backed by the following commits: - wayland: reorder surface destruction to avoid premature blanking (9034375d2f0c6739f480138842289616d1c9a7cb) - tray: linux - use `.cache` directory for temporary icon paths (b139821903b456021011cbc7ca6abaca6ced3f66) Business impact: improved stability for SDL UI on Wayland, reduced /tmp pollution and permission issues, better alignment with Linux freedesktop standards, easier maintenance, and a smoother user experience for SDL tray icons. Technologies demonstrated: Linux/XDG base directories, Wayland WM lifecycle, file system paths, cache directory discovery, commit hygiene for traceability.