Platform Changelog Semantic Versioning (SemVer) CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable structural and functional changes to the CTO Framework website will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

Semantic Recording Policy

Note for AI Agents & Contributors: Only structural and functional changes (e.g., UI components, new page features, layout modifications, site capability additions, tooling updates) are recorded here. Pure content updates (e.g. editing or adding markdown articles under docs/) do not require changelog entries.

v2.6.0Latest
Added
  • Dedicated News Digest section (/news-digest) displaying feed summaries, executive briefs, headlines, tags, detailed summaries, and reference source links.
v2.5.0
Added
  • Public Changelog web page (/changelog) rendering CHANGELOG.md.
  • Footer navigation link to the public Changelog page.
  • Agent guidelines in AGENTS.md enforcing Semantic Versioning for structural and functional changes.
v2.4.0
Added
  • Dedicated Fractional CTO landing page (/fractional-cto) with client logo grid showcase.
  • Dynamic Site Map page (/site-map) with categorical filtering and search.
  • SubPagesIndex component for rendering sub-directory hub pages.
Changed
  • Enabled Next.js route prefetching on footer and navigation links for instant page loads.
v2.3.0
Added
  • Interactive Budget Treemap visualization component.
  • Quotes Carousel component for displaying curated leadership quotes.
  • Fullscreen modal expansion for Mermaid architectural diagrams.
Changed
  • Redesigned homepage layout with interactive pillar cards.
  • Renamed Finance section to Economics & Operations.
  • Enhanced global search modal with keyboard up/down arrow navigation.
  • Standardised site copy and interface labels to British English spelling conventions.
v2.2.0
Added
  • Suite of interactive leadership tools and engineering assessment games:
  • DORA Metrics Quiz component.
  • Interactive RFC Matching game.
  • Interactive "Whose Quote Is It?" trivia game.
  • Interactive Cognitive Biases guessing game.
  • AWS & Azure Cloud Architecture service matching games.
  • Interactive Tech Radar visualizer component.
  • 9-Box Talent Assessment matrix tool.
  • Interactive Communication Complexity Calculator.
v2.1.0
Added
  • Interactive Amazon book tile components integrated into article pages.
  • Embedded YouTube video preview cards with thumbnail rendering.
  • Code syntax highlighting powered by rehype-highlight.
  • Styled Wikipedia reference callouts and custom Mermaid diagram themes.
Changed
  • Updated design system with high-contrast color palettes for light and dark modes.
v2.0.0
Added
  • Major Architectural Overhaul: Migrated platform from MkDocs static site generator to Next.js App Router with TypeScript and React 19.
  • Dynamic MDX rendering engine supporting custom React components, LaTeX math equations, and code syntax highlighting.
  • Responsive mobile navigation sidebar drawer.
  • Integrated consent management system and cookie banner framework (@c15t/nextjs).
  • Interactive contact form with server actions.
v1.5.0
Added
  • Dedicated About the Author page (/about).
  • Landing page structure improvements and CTA elements.
v1.4.0
Added
  • Substack integration for newsletter subscriptions.
  • Initial AGENTS.md guidelines for AI contributors.
v1.3.0
Added
  • Dedicated Tags and Topics index page (/tags).
  • CTO Practice Interview Questions interactive page.
  • Career plan and induction plan download templates.
v1.2.0
Added
  • Static site contact form integration.
  • Initial Tech Radar visualization page.
v1.1.0
Added
  • HTML/CSS minifier build scripts for static asset optimisation.
  • External reference link parser.
v1.0.0
Added
  • Initial release of the CTO Framework website built on MkDocs Material.
  • Knowledge base directory structure spanning People, Product, Tech, Delivery, and Finance.