v0.2.2

Release Notes: v0.2.2 – "Secure & Polished"

🛡️ Safety First, Shine Always

Backslash is back after a few months of silence!
First off — sorry for the quiet period. The project isn’t dead — far from it. Life has just been busy on my end, but I’m still deeply committed to pushing Backslash forward and getting it to a solid v1.

Thank you all for your patience, and for sticking around. Let’s dive into what’s new in this release:

What’s New?

• 🔧 Pull Request Validation Workflow
  We've added automated PR checks to help keep the codebase clean and reliable.
  Thanks to @Jannyboy313 in #22

• 📚 Contributor Documentation (Work in Progress)
  We've started adding documentation to help new contributors get on board. It's not fully finalized yet, but we're getting closer to a smooth onboarding process!
  Thanks again to @Jannyboy313 in #21

• 🐞 Fix: Icons Not Loading
  Resolved an issue with icons failing to load due to Content Security Policy restrictions.
  Big thanks to @NotGhoull in #26

• 🛡 Dependency Updates for Security
  Keeping things safe under the hood — several dependencies were updated to address security concerns.
  By @stevenpersia in #28

• 📦 Smarter Plugin Fetching
  We now skip the .git directory when fetching plugins to avoid unnecessary clutter.
  By @stevenpersia in #29

• 🧹 .prettierignore Update
  Even the ignore files got some love.
  By @stevenpersia in #24

• 🐧 Pacman Package Manager Support
  Arch users, rejoice! Pacman support is now built into Backslash for better compatibility and smoother integration.
  Added by @stevenpersia in #31

🆕 New Contributors

A warm welcome to our newest Backslash contributors:

• @Jannyboy313 – PR validation & contributor docs
• @NotGhoull – Icon rendering fix

📄 Full Changelog

Compare v0.2.1...v0.2.2

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Thanks again for supporting the project — your interest means a lot.
Backslash is still very much alive, and the journey to v1 continues.

Until next time, keep coding and stay terminally inspired. 💻✨