--- title: Best InfoQ posts — May 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted InfoQ posts from May 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/infoq/best-of/2024/05 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/infoq/best-of/2024/05 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best InfoQ posts — May 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted InfoQ posts from May 2024, 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 InfoQ — May 2024 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/you-don-t-need-a-css-framework-8z01wwm1y "You Don’t Need a CSS Framework") Article InfoQ · 2y You Don’t Need a CSS Framework CSS frameworks offer short-term gains but become hard to maintain over time. Developers often have to override the framework, which leads to a custom framework that is difficult to maintain. CSS frameworks are hard to enforce consistency with and often deviate from an application's design needs. It is recommended to write custom CSS using modern CSS features for better maintainability and flexibility. 120 14 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/asp-net-core-updates-in-net-9-preview-4-support-for-openai-doc-generation-hybridcache-and-more-kas9exgns "ASP.NET Core Updates in .NET 9 Preview 4: Support for OpenAI Doc Generation, HybridCache and More") Article InfoQ · 2y ASP.NET Core Updates in .NET 9 Preview 4: Support for OpenAI Doc Generation, HybridCache and More Microsoft released .NET 9 Preview 4 with updates to ASP.NET Core, including support for OpenAPI document generation, HybridCache API, and static SSR pages in Blazor Web apps. Other improvements include preventing 503 errors during app recycle in IIS. 15 1 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-in-c-13-enhanced-params-performance-boosts-and-new-extension-types-umyadxkoz "What's New in C# 13: Enhanced Params, Performance Boosts, and New Extension Types") Article InfoQ · 2y What's New in C# 13: Enhanced Params, Performance Boosts, and New Extension Types C# 13 introduces enhancements to params parameters, performance improvements, and new extension types. 11 1 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/net-8-on-ubuntu-24-04-official-release-with-collaborative-support-umx5fv2e9 ".NET 8+ on Ubuntu 24.04: Official Release with Collaborative Support") Article InfoQ · 2y .NET 8+ on Ubuntu 24.04: Official Release with Collaborative Support Ubuntu 24.04 has launched with an official release of .NET 8+, offering collaborative support from Microsoft and Canonical. Container images for .NET 8+ are available, and .NET 6 and 7 can be accessed through the dotnet/backports repository. 10 5. 5 [](https://daily.dev/posts/kotlin-2-0-launched-with-new-faster-more-flexible-k2-compiler-zroyaf70a "Kotlin 2.0 Launched with New, Faster, More Flexible K2 Compiler") Article InfoQ · 2y Kotlin 2.0 Launched with New, Faster, More Flexible K2 Compiler Kotlin 2.0 introduces the new K2 compiler, which brings faster builds, extended language capabilities with smart casts, and multiplatform support. The K2 compiler supports JVM, JavaScript, Wasm, and native platforms. 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