First, It would be nice if the dev name was posted in the patch notes so you could see who pushed that specific patch/update, as some plugins change hands sometimes.

Secondly, It would be nice if we could somehow visually show our appreciation for good updates and/or developers.

Maybe a like/thumbs-up button per update or something ? I don't know...
I would just really like the option to show my appreciation to the devs that do a banging job.
(I know some have donate buttons, but it's far from all, and sometimes it's more the current work and update I appreciate )