--- title: Best DEVCLASS posts — May 2026 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted DEVCLASS posts from May 2026, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/devclass/best-of/2026/05 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/devclass/best-of/2026/05 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best DEVCLASS posts — May 2026 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted DEVCLASS posts from May 2026, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of DEVCLASS — May 2026 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/react-survey-shows-tanstack-gains-doubts-over-server-components-asxj6fv7a "React survey shows TanStack gains, doubts over server components") Article DEVCLASS · 18w React survey shows TanStack gains, doubts over server components The 2025 State of React survey by Devographics, with over 3,700 respondents, reveals growing enthusiasm for TanStack while Next.js faces criticism over complexity and Vercel vendor lock-in. TanStack Query enjoys 68% usage and strong positive sentiment, while TanStack Start is gaining traction despite being in release candidate phase. React Server Components remain controversial, with many developers skeptical about server-side React. The React Compiler is well-received, with 62% expressing enthusiasm. AI-assisted coding is seen as a factor that could further entrench React's dominance as the default UI framework. 109 2 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/javascript-survey-reveals-gripes-against-date-handling-webpack-and-next-js---and-that-typescript-h-ymgpw8afr "JavaScript survey reveals gripes against date handling, Webpack and Next.js - and that "TypeScript has won"") Article DEVCLASS · 18w JavaScript survey reveals gripes against date handling, Webpack and Next.js - and that "TypeScript has won" The 2025 State of JavaScript survey (\~12,000 respondents) highlights key developer sentiments: 40% code exclusively in TypeScript and that share is growing, prompting the conclusion that 'TypeScript has won.' Top pain points include lack of static typing and poor date handling, though the TC39 Temporal proposal now ships in Chrome 144\. Webpack remains widely used (86%) but is disliked by 37% for complexity and slowness, while Vite enjoys near-equal usage with far higher satisfaction. Next.js faces criticism for growing complexity and perceived over-reliance on Vercel. Bun is rising as a runtime (21% usage), Cloudflare Workers grew from 1% to 12%, and Node.js remains dominant at 90%. The survey's conclusion recommends adopting the Vite toolchain, including Vitest, in 2026. 56 2 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-calls-time-on-asp-net-core-2-3-on-net-framework-2meorjlew "Microsoft calls time on ASP.NET Core 2.3 on .NET Framework") Article DEVCLASS · 18w Microsoft calls time on ASP.NET Core 2.3 on .NET Framework Microsoft has announced an end-of-support date of April 7, 2027, for ASP.NET Core 2.3, the only version of ASP.NET Core that runs on .NET Framework. Users are advised to migrate to modern ASP.NET on .NET 10\. ASP.NET Core 2.3 was itself a re-release of 2.1 issued in early 2025 to bridge a support gap, but Microsoft is classifying it as a 'tool,' which only requires 12 months notice before ending support. The decision has frustrated some developers with legacy applications that cannot easily migrate, while Microsoft cites ongoing maintenance costs and a desire to focus resources on the modern .NET platform. 26 1 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/zed-team-releases-version-1-0-of-rust-built-editor-l26jazh7b "Zed team releases version 1.0 of Rust-built editor") Article DEVCLASS · 18w Zed team releases version 1.0 of Rust-built editor Zed editor has reached version 1.0, built in Rust by former GitHub Atom team members. The release focuses mainly on bug fixes plus new features like bookmarks and a Git 'view commit' command palette action. Zed uses a custom GPU-accelerated UI framework (GPUI) and is open source under Apache 2\. It supports macOS, Windows, and Linux with built-in LSPs for major languages and optional AI features including parallel agents. Notably, the team added a 'disable all AI features' setting for developers who prefer a traditional editor. With only 1,000 extensions compared to VS Code's 100,000+, extension availability remains a challenge. The release sparks broader discussion about whether IDEs should prioritize AI-assisted workflows or traditional code editing. 23 5. 5 [](https://daily.dev/posts/contracts-are-in-c-26-despite-disquiet-over-their-value-kccnzifgd "Contracts are in C++26 despite disquiet over their value") Article DEVCLASS · 18w Contracts are in C++26 despite disquiet over their value The ISO C++ committee (WG21) has approved the C++26 standard, with Herb Sutter calling it the most compelling release since C++11\. The headline feature is Contracts — a mechanism for preconditions, postconditions, and assertions on functions — which passed despite notable opposition from C++ creator Bjarne Stroustrup, who called the design neither minimal nor viable and said he would recommend against using them. The vote was 114 in favor, 12 opposed, 3 abstaining. Other major additions include compile-time reflection (described as the most powerful new abstraction engine C++ has ever had), memory safety improvements such as defining erroneous behavior for uninitialized reads, a hardened standard library (which reportedly cut segfault rates by 30% at Google), and std::execution for async programming. Work on C++29 has already begun. 21 6. 6 [](https://daily.dev/posts/github-previews-agentic-workflows-as-part-of-continuous-ai-concept-gox0jvair "GitHub previews Agentic Workflows as part of continuous AI concept") Article DEVCLASS · 18w GitHub previews Agentic Workflows as part of continuous AI concept GitHub has launched a technical preview of Agentic Workflows, a new feature developed with Microsoft Research that runs AI agents automatically inside GitHub Actions. Defined in markdown and compiled to GitHub Actions YAML, these workflows are triggered by repository events like new issues, pull requests, or comments. Supported agents include GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and OpenAI Codex. Typical use cases include issue triage, documentation updates, test coverage monitoring, and CI failure investigation. The feature is positioned as a complement to traditional CI/CD rather than a replacement, since agentic workflows are non-deterministic. Security is a central concern: workflows run in isolated containers with read-only repo access, internet access restricted by firewall, sanitized user content, and a Safe Outputs subsystem for write operations. GitHub warns the product is in early development and should be used with caution. 17 1 7. 7 [](https://daily.dev/posts/net-train-keeps-rolling-with-first-showing-of-2026-release-i497xhbps ".NET train keeps rolling with first showing of 2026 release") Article DEVCLASS · 18w .NET train keeps rolling with first showing of 2026 release Microsoft has released the first preview of .NET 11 and C# 15, kicking off the 2026 release cycle ahead of a planned November general availability. Key highlights include CoreCLR becoming the default runtime for Android builds and a WebAssembly target, continuing the effort to phase out the Mono runtime. 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