June 25, 2026
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
Key takeaways
AI-coding won’t be optional for long. Linear standardized on AI agents in a week and never looked back – 30% more PRs, 33% more issues closed.- The new bottleneck is context,** not code**: Linear cut token usage 40% through context engineering and started writing more RFCs, not fewer. Keep humans in the loop until the infrastructure to remove them safely exists.
Many developers are now testing or actively using AI-coding agents. The outcome is clear: once you make the transition, the old software development lifecycle seems like an ancient way of working.
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June 25, 2026
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