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# [The Review Bottleneck: Why Developers Spend More Time Reading AI Code Than Writing It](https://code-board.hashnode.dev/the-review-bottleneck-why-developers-spend-more-time-reading-ai-code-than-writing-it?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

The Numbers Tell the Story A Q1 2026 survey of nearly 3,000 developers found something that should concern every engineering leader: developers now spend 11.4 hours per week reviewing AI-generated code, compared to just 9.8 hours writing new code. Th...

May 2 · 2 min read · code-board.hashnode.dev  
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