18 August 2026

Linear releases data on how software teams use AI in 2026

• Linear, the project-management platform used by development teams, analyzed usage patterns across tens of thousands of software teams to understand AI adoption.
• The analysis tracked how different job roles used AI tools, how company size affected adoption, and changes in how teams plan work and write code.
• Linear examined specific shifts in issue creation, pull requests (code review submissions), and use of coding agents (AI that writes code automatically).

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TLDR AITLDR editorial team

Linear analyzed AI adoption across tens of thousands of software teams, covering usage by role and company size as well as changes in planning, issue creation, pull requests, and coding-agent activity.