--- title: Best The New Stack posts — May 2026 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted The New Stack posts from May 2026, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/newstack/best-of/2026/05 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/newstack/best-of/2026/05 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best The New Stack posts — May 2026 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted The New Stack 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 The New Stack — May 2026 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/why-php-performance-keeps-getting-bumped-from-the-roadmap-bvzpzigku "Why PHP performance keeps getting bumped from the roadmap") Article The New Stack · 18w Why PHP performance keeps getting bumped from the roadmap PHP teams consistently struggle to prioritize performance improvements over new feature delivery. Survey data from the 2026 PHP Landscape Report shows performance is frequently cited as a top challenge, yet it keeps getting deferred on roadmaps. The post argues this is a planning and process problem, not a technical one. Practical steps include establishing performance baselines, adding performance budgets to sprint workflows, adopting APM and observability tooling (only 35% of teams currently use it), reserving fixed sprint capacity for optimization work, and engaging external partners for sustained focus. 28 4 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/why-linux-creator-linus-torvalds-gets-angry-hearing-99-of-code-is-ai--oupb9f5as "Why Linux creator Linus Torvalds gets angry hearing “99% of code is AI”") Article The New Stack · 15w Why Linux creator Linus Torvalds gets angry hearing “99% of code is AI” At the Open Source Summit North America keynote, Linus Torvalds pushed back on claims that AI writes most code, comparing AI to compilers as a productivity tool rather than a replacement for human understanding. He argued that developers must still deeply understand systems to use AI effectively, and that those who don't will produce failing code. Torvalds also raised concerns about AI-generated pull requests and 'drive-by' bug reports flooding open-source maintainers — especially smaller projects — causing burnout. He noted a \~20% increase in Linux kernel submissions tied to AI use, and criticized companies that use AI to find bugs publicly without providing patches. 55 9 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/jetbrains-is-selling-independence-as-the-rest-of-ai-coding-picks-sides-znmpvk9ki "JetBrains is selling independence as the rest of AI coding picks sides") Article The New Stack · 16w JetBrains is selling independence as the rest of AI coding picks sides JetBrains is positioning itself as the only major independent AI coding-tool vendor, contrasting with Cursor's ties to xAI, Windsurf's split between Google and Cognition, and Copilot's Microsoft/OpenAI alignment. VP Mikhail Vink argues that JetBrains' lack of VC funding and 26-year profitable IDE business allows it to remain model-neutral, supporting Gemini, Anthropic, and OpenAI interchangeably. The company is pitching JetBrains Central — a governance and consumption-based billing layer for AI agents — as an enterprise solution to the unpredictable costs of agentic coding. The independence argument doubles as a marketing differentiator for enterprise buyers who want flexibility to switch models without vendor lock-in. 20 7 [See all The New Stack archives](/sources/newstack/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/newstack/best-of/2026/05#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/newstack/best-of/2026/05","name":"Best The New Stack Posts — May 2026","description":"The most upvoted The New Stack posts from May 2026, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/newstack/best-of/2026/05#items","numberOfItems":3,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/why-php-performance-keeps-getting-bumped-from-the-roadmap-bvzpzigku","name":"Why PHP performance keeps getting bumped from the roadmap"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/why-linux-creator-linus-torvalds-gets-angry-hearing-99-of-code-is-ai--oupb9f5as","name":"Why Linux creator Linus Torvalds gets angry hearing “99% of code is AI”"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/jetbrains-is-selling-independence-as-the-rest-of-ai-coding-picks-sides-znmpvk9ki","name":"JetBrains is selling independence as the rest of AI coding picks sides"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"The New Stack","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/newstack"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/newstack/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"May 2026"}]}]} ```