# When non-devs open PRs

DevFeed: [When non-devs open PRs](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/when-non-devs-open-prs-32338.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://newsletter.manager.dev/newsletter/when-non-devs-open-prs>)

Author: Anton Zaides

Published: 2026-08-25T06:01:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Manager.dev](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/manager-dev.md>)

Topics: [Pull Request](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pull-request.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Linear](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linear.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [article](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/article.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [jira](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jira.md>), [linear](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linear.md>), [reviews](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reviews.md>), [work](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/work.md>)

## AI overview

An opinion article examines the challenges and potential benefits of allowing non-engineers, including product managers and designers, to open pull requests on a software codebase. It discusses review responsibility, boundaries, scaling concerns, and reduced communication cycles, while citing Linear usage data about non-engineer code contributions and AI feature use.

## Source excerpt

What to watch out for when letting non-engineers open PRs on your codebase