How Static Analysis Can Help in the Age of AI | Kai Schmithusen | GameDev Day 2026

AI generates an unprecedented amount of code. However, it can also produce an unprecedented amount of technical debt. In this talk, we’ll start by aligning on our definition of code quality, what poor code quality means in terms of business outcomes, and the kinds of issues AI creates and why. We’ll then explain how static analysis can help you alleviate these problems and where it's most useful in an AI-powered development pipeline. To round it out, we’ll use a Qodana workflow as an example to show how it can be used to improve quality and cut costs in your projects. Speaker: Kai Schmithusen, Product Specialist and Global Sales Lead for Qodana, JetBrains Recorded at JetBrains GameDev Day Online 2026, a free online event for the game development community. Watch all GameDev Day 2026 talks: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRyISO8WW3lQ Explore Qodana: https://www.jetbrains.com/qodana/ Explore JetBrains tools for game development: https://www.jetbrains.com/gamedev/ #JBGameDevDay #Qodana #StaticAnalysis #AI