Clunky Tech Is Costing Developers 20 Working Days A Year - These Are The Leading 'Productivity Drains' Impacting Teams
ITPro, Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025
Developers are struggling with an array of issues, and no, AI isn't making things easier
US developers are losing nearly 20 full work days each year to tech bugs and issues like tool failures, outages, workflow problems, and time spent as unofficial IT support.
A survey from Lokalise found these frustrations are taking up an average of three hours per week, equivalent to $8,000 a year in lost productivity per developer.