February 2026 Monthly Summary for chainguard-dev/edu Key features delivered: - Chainguard Documentation Refresh: .NET container usage guidance for ASP.NET and .NET Core apps, plus a catalog growth notice. The documentation clarifies how Chainguard images should be used in .NET deployments and announces catalog expansion from 1,000 to 2,000 containers. Major bugs fixed: - None identified for this repo this month. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Improved onboarding and developer guidance for deploying Chainguard images with .NET apps, supporting smoother integration and planning. - Increased transparency around catalog size, aiding customers in selecting appropriate images and planning capacity. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Technical writing and documentation governance - Version-controlled change management (Git) and commit hygiene - .NET/containerization guidance and ASP.NET/.NET Core deployment considerations

2026-01 monthly summary for chainguard-dev/edu focused on improving developer experience, documentation quality, and security workflow automation. Delivered two major feature areas with improved PCI DSS documentation usability and streamlined FIPS verification workflows, including reliable SBOM retrieval and command usability improvements.

December 2025 focused on documentation and onboarding improvements across Chainguard repos, delivering cross-platform Apple M-series coverage, AWS EKS Auto Mode deployment guidance, and refined command examples. Per repo, we improved documentation clarity, reduced potential deployment friction, and strengthened guidance on Go images to avoid transparency pitfalls, contributing to faster onboarding and more reliable deployments.

November 2025 monthly summary focusing on key accomplishments across two repos. Delivered security and documentation enhancements with measurable impact on secure image options and vulnerability governance. No major bugs fixed this period.

October 2025 monthly summary for chainguard-dev/edu: Delivered two documentation-focused features to improve security remediation workflows and reduce integration friction for JavaScript libraries. Updates clarify CVE remediation for scenarios where upgrading is not immediately feasible and provide concrete guidance on using repository managers (e.g., Artifactory, Nexus). These changes enhance security posture, accelerate safe upgrade paths, and reduce support overhead, with clear, action-oriented guidance for developers and operators.

August 2025: chainguard-dev/edu focused on improving installer reliability via documentation improvements. No major bugs fixed this month. Key achievement: added PATH guidance for Go binaries in the dockerfile-conversion docs to ensure dfc installation works when 'go install' may place binaries outside PATH. This reduces install failures and improves onboarding across environments.

July 2025: Documentation accuracy improvements across chainguard-dev/edu, addressing typos, broken links, and clarifications in three user-facing docs: images-advanced, getting-started-with-apko, and custom assembly. The work involved three commits that updated the documentation to reflect correct commands, preserved build-time notes, and clarified known issues. This enhanced onboarding, reduced potential confusion, and improved user trust in the docs and build process.

June 2025 monthly summary for chainguard-dev/edu: Focused on improving documentation clarity and consistency. Implemented Documentation Language Consistency by correcting grammar in the Markdown guide, standardizing the noun usage from 'set-up' to 'set up'. This update enhances readability, reduces ambiguity for users and contributors, and aligns with established writing standards. Key commit: e1f806e7c865301dc69ecdf7d13f6199b1f6d0ce. No major bugs fixed this month; work centered on documentation quality and maintainability. Technologies/skills demonstrated: Markdown authoring, documentation governance, version control.

May 2025: Branding/documentation alignment for wagoodman/grype. Updated the README to rename CBL-Mariner to Azure Linux, added Azure Linux to the supported OS list, and removed the old name to reflect current branding. Implemented via a targeted docs change (commit f19c39c84655d077ccc9133ca6b9faec1b069ee5).