Devs are spending only 16% of their time coding. Atlassian is engineering AI to reclaim the rest

50 · Siliconangle · May 6, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
Summary
This blog post discusses how developers are spending only 16% of their time actively coding due to various non-coding tasks that consume their working hours. It highlights the rise of AI coding agents, emphasizing Atlassian's efforts to address this issue and enhance the developer experience by focusing on reducing non-coding friction instead of merely increasing code output.