Classic clickbait title. I guess it works, but also baits me to respond to it in the first paragraph: Issue tracking is clearly not dead, it is more important than ever.

They are doing almost everything right: I believe that this mode of control is exactly the future (use the chat for more complex natural language manipulation while seeing the result in the traditional UI).

> Code Diffs. Review code within a fast, modern interface built for both humans and agents to iterate together.

I really want to see diffs right in the issue. PRs are a dumb historically grown in-between step that is just annoying. As everything else becomes faster, this becomes more of a bottleneck for iteration speed.

> Linear Coding Agent. Linear writes code and automatically fixes bugs. Powered by frontier models, enhanced with native Linear context and tools.

Is this supposed to replace my dedicated coding agent? I’m skeptical of coding agents being built as parts of other products. It feels like an afterthought, 80% solution - not good enough for real intense use.

If it has very tight HITL (possibly integrated right into the ticket - that would be amazing), it might be really good - they are in a unique position to build an amazing product here.

Issue tracking is not only not dead, it’s a more structured way to handle your agents.