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Add a "what's new" page to the devguide
During the last docs-community meeting, we discussed the fact that we are currently using several different tools (git, GitHub, Discourse, Discord, etc.) and each tool has a learning curve. Combined with the fact that the tools change and evolve over time, it's difficult for the devs to use them proficiently and effectively.
Documenting how to use them in the devguide is useful, but devs rarely re-read the devguide to discover these new sections. I therefore propose to create a "What's new" page to list significant additions and changes to the devguide, to make these more discoverable.
I think it will also be useful to post these entries with a regular cadence (e.g. monthly) on Discourse, so that people don't have to actively check the "What's new" page and remember when was the last time they checked.
Has this issue been resolved? Can I work on this? I have a few ideas in my mind. It took me a week to infiltrate all community channels including mailing lists, Discourse, and GitHub itself. It took me this long specifically for Discourse notification and email settings and to go through important threads.
In March 2022, the minimum VisualStudio version required to compile Python 3.11 on Windows was upgraded from VS2015, which I had, to VS2017. The next time I compiled, 3.10 worked, 3.11 did not. As I remember, I posted to core mentorship list and then opened an issue. I got 3 or 4 responses that did not fix the problem until someone mentioned the upgraded requirement in June. I have since thought that there should somehow have been a notice of such a critical change in workflow.
@terryjreedy I think there needs to be a changelog for changes in tooling, forums, and other community resources. Python is popular and more folks will try to look for like-minded folks so we need to facilitate them.