--- title: Best InfoQ posts — May 2026 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted InfoQ posts from May 2026, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/infoq/best-of/2026/05 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/infoq/best-of/2026/05 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best InfoQ posts — May 2026 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted InfoQ 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 InfoQ — May 2026 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/mysql-9-7-first-major-lts-since-8-4-brings-enterprise-features-to-community-edition-vepy2dpjo "MySQL 9.7: First Major LTS Since 8.4 Brings Enterprise Features to Community Edition") Article InfoQ · 17w MySQL 9.7: First Major LTS Since 8.4 Brings Enterprise Features to Community Edition Oracle has released MySQL 9.7.0, the first major LTS release since MySQL 8.4\. Key additions include the Hypergraph optimizer (now in Community Edition), JSON Duality Views with DML support, in-database JavaScript, dynamic data masking (Enterprise), OpenID authentication, and improved replication observability. Several features previously exclusive to Enterprise Edition are now available in Community Edition. The release comes amid community concerns about Oracle's commitment to MySQL and declining contributor activity. A notable bug in the repo update silently upgraded servers from 8.4 to 9.7 during routine package updates. MySQL 8.4 reaches end of life in three years. 67 3 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/vite-version-8-unified-rust-based-bundler-and-up-to-30x-faster-builds-qoibhahrs "Vite Version 8: Unified Rust-Based Bundler and Up to 30x Faster Builds") Article InfoQ · 16w Vite Version 8: Unified Rust-Based Bundler and Up to 30x Faster Builds Vite 8.0 ships with its most significant architectural change since version 2: replacing the dual esbuild/Rollup bundler setup with Rolldown, a single unified Rust-based bundler. Real-world build time improvements range from 57% to 8x faster, with some projects dropping from 46 seconds to 6 seconds. The release maintains full plugin API compatibility and includes a built-in compatibility layer for migrating esbuild and Rollup options. Additional improvements include native tsconfig paths support, emitDecoratorMetadata support, browser console forwarding, and a new plugin-react v6 that swaps Babel for Oxc. A known compatibility issue exists with Yarn PnP on Windows. Vite 8 is positioned as a framework-agnostic alternative to Turbopack, downloaded over 65 million times weekly. 35 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/java-news-roundup-openjdk-jeps-azul-payara-wildfly-langchain4j-openxava-google-adk-mve5djbmm "Java News Roundup: OpenJDK JEPs, Azul Payara, WildFly, LangChain4j, OpenXava, Google ADK") Article InfoQ · 16w Java News Roundup: OpenJDK JEPs, Azul Payara, WildFly, LangChain4j, OpenXava, Google ADK Weekly Java ecosystem roundup covering: three OpenJDK JEPs proposed for JDK 27 (G1 GC as universal default, Compact Object Headers by default, and Vector API twelfth incubator); Azul rebranding Payara Community under the Azul portfolio; WildFly introducing the Rust-written 'wado' CLI tool for managing WildFly containers; LangChain4j 1.15.0 with Docling integration and new @P annotation defaultValue attribute; Micronaut 4.10.14 with Netty CVE fixes; OpenXava 7.7.2 with AI code generation improvements; and Google ADK for Java 1.3.0 with Apigee chat completion API support. 23 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/aws-improves-aurora-serverless-45-faster-ramp-up-30-higher-throughput-k6d75rgau "AWS Improves Aurora Serverless: 45% Faster Ramp-Up, 30% Higher Throughput") Article InfoQ · 17w AWS Improves Aurora Serverless: 45% Faster Ramp-Up, 30% Higher Throughput AWS has released Aurora Serverless platform version 4, delivering 45% faster capacity ramp-up during demand spikes and up to 30-34% higher throughput (NOPM) compared to version 3, based on HammerDB and Sysbench benchmarks. The update also reduces costs, with benchmarks showing 27% faster workload completion at 28% lower cost versus v3\. The new platform version is automatically applied to new clusters and available to existing clusters via the ServerlessV2PlatformVersion parameter. AWS engineers attribute the gains to a smarter scaling algorithm and improved runtime efficiency. Combined with Database Savings Plans offering a 35% discount announced at re:Invent 2025, the cost-performance equation for Aurora Serverless has shifted significantly. 23 5. 5 [](https://daily.dev/posts/tamboui-promises-to-bring-better-capabilities-to-build-tuis-in-java-bny13vuiv "TamboUI Promises to Bring Better Capabilities to Build TUIs in Java") Article InfoQ · 15w TamboUI Promises to Bring Better Capabilities to Build TUIs in Java TamboUI is a new Java library for building terminal user interfaces (TUIs), inspired by Rust's Ratatui and frameworks like Bubbletea and Charm. Currently at version 0.3.0, it offers a modular API spanning from low-level terminal drawing to high-level components, event handling, and CSS-like styling. The library is fully compatible with GraalVM for native binary compilation, addressing Java's historical startup time and distribution concerns. It has already been adopted by projects including Quarkus, Maveniverse Pilot, and Spring Initializr TUI. The creators argue that Java's maturity, combined with modern tooling like JReleaser and JBang, makes it well-suited for CLI and TUI development in 2026. 24 3 6. 6 [](https://daily.dev/posts/applying-best-simple-system-for-now-for-software-design-bfbdwxuqz "Applying Best Simple System for Now for Software Design") Article InfoQ · 18w Applying Best Simple System for Now for Software Design Daniel Terhorst-North argues that the choice between accruing technical debt and missing deadlines is a false dichotomy. His 'Best Simple System for Now' (BSSN) framework advocates building only what is needed today, written to a high standard, without speculative extension points or premature generalization. Programmers naturally over-engineer, and the antidote is practicing simplicity through habits like TDD, pairing, and refactoring — accepting you'll get it wrong and course-correcting quickly rather than trying to predict future change directions. 17 7. 7 [](https://daily.dev/posts/from-java-ee-to-quarkus-and-llms-adam-bien-s-playbook-for-boring-future-proof-systems-0metu7xbn "From Java EE to Quarkus and LLMs: Adam Bien’s Playbook for Boring, Future‑Proof Systems") Article InfoQ · 17w From Java EE to Quarkus and LLMs: Adam Bien’s Playbook for Boring, Future‑Proof Systems Adam Bien, a veteran Java consultant, shares his philosophy of using zero external dependencies and sticking to Java standards (Jakarta EE, MicroProfile) to build systems that outlast trendy frameworks. He explains why Quarkus is his current runtime of choice — fast boot times, low cloud costs, and seamless migration from old Java EE projects. A key insight is that the Boundary-Control-Entity (BCE) pattern, dating to 1992, pairs exceptionally well with LLMs: because BCE and Java specs are well-documented and publicly available, LLMs can generate production-ready Java code with minimal context and near-zero hallucinations. He also discusses moving from a monolithic rules file to lean, task-specific skills for AI-assisted coding, using OpenTelemetry for observability, and running LLM inference locally with TornadoVM and Java 25 zero-dependency scripts. 16 8. 8 [](https://daily.dev/posts/adonisjs-v7-ships-end-to-end-type-safety-reworked-starter-kits-and-zero-config-opentelemetry-lrslugcvw "AdonisJS v7 Ships End-to-End Type Safety, Reworked Starter Kits and Zero-Config OpenTelemetry") Article InfoQ · 17w AdonisJS v7 Ships End-to-End Type Safety, Reworked Starter Kits and Zero-Config OpenTelemetry AdonisJS v7 has been released with end-to-end type safety as its headline feature, powered by codegen that generates TypeScript types for routes, API responses, and Inertia page components. The release requires Node.js 24 and replaces several third-party dependencies with native APIs, including swapping dotenv for Node's built-in util.parseEnv and ts-node for a new in-house SWC-based compiler called ts-exec. Three new packages are introduced: @adonisjs/otel for zero-config OpenTelemetry integration, @adonisjs/content for typed content collections, and edge-markdown for Markdown rendering in Edge templates. Starter kits have been reworked into four opinionated options (Hypermedia, API, React, Vue) with authentication and frontend tooling included. Migration from v6 is described as mostly mechanical with minimal breaking changes, expected to take 30–60 minutes. 13 9. 9 [](https://daily.dev/posts/grafana-s-pyroscope-2-0-makes-continuous-profiling-practical-at-scale-g0txhyar2 "Grafana's Pyroscope 2.0 Makes Continuous Profiling Practical at Scale") Article InfoQ · 17w Grafana's Pyroscope 2.0 Makes Continuous Profiling Practical at Scale Grafana Labs has released Pyroscope 2.0, a ground-up rearchitecture of its open-source continuous profiling database. Key improvements include eliminating write-path replication (profiles now written once instead of three times), stateless query processing for elastic scaling, and data co-location that reduces symbol storage by up to 95%. Deployments that previously took 8–12 hours now complete in minutes. The new architecture also enables new capabilities: metrics derived from profiles, single-profile inspection, and heatmap queries. Pyroscope 2.0 adds native OTLP support, aligning with OpenTelemetry's adoption of profiling as a core telemetry signal. Grafana Cloud Profiles has been running the 2.0 architecture since April 2025 and has processed 19.5PB of data. Teams self-hosting must now use object storage as the single source of truth for distributed deployments. 11 1 10. 10 [](https://daily.dev/posts/cloudflare-introduces-flagship-an-edge-native-feature-flag-service-built-on-openfeature-ransmwuez "Cloudflare Introduces Flagship: an Edge-Native Feature Flag Service Built on OpenFeature") Article InfoQ · 18w Cloudflare Introduces Flagship: an Edge-Native Feature Flag Service Built on OpenFeature Cloudflare has announced the closed beta of Flagship, an edge-native feature flag service built on the OpenFeature CNCF open standard. Flagship evaluates flags locally within Cloudflare Workers, eliminating network round-trips and enabling sub-millisecond evaluation. It supports boolean, string, number, and JSON flag values, targeting rules, and percentage-based gradual rollouts. The service positions itself as a native alternative to third-party platforms like LaunchDarkly and Split.io for teams already on Cloudflare, especially those running AI-driven or agent-based workloads. 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