Andrés Max

The 10x AI software engineer

As I’ve said before, AI isn’t coming for your dev job anytime soon. But it is changing how we build.

AI is making developers way more efficient—which means you may not need a team of 20 engineers to ship something great. In fact, building this very platform you’re reading on, I’ve personally seen AI turn weeks of work into a few focused hours.

But let’s be real—it’s still not magic.

Working with AI is like pairing with an enthusiastic junior d... Read more

Early mornings are the most productive

It's quiet. 

No zoom calls, incoming calls or messages. 

You're well rested. 

You're at your most creative. 

Lately, I’ve been living that 5AM life: roll out of bed, meditate just enough to remember I'm a person, grab a dangerously good cup of coffee, and dive straight into whatever’s going to move the needle (or at least jiggle it a little).

Could be admin stuff, sales, or coding some side project that seemed like a brilli... Read more

AI won't kill development jobs anytime soon

For the past few months I've been coding with both Claude and ChatGPT as my pair programming "buddies". Both are good, even though I'm more inclined to Claude.

Am I more productive? Absolutely. I can get a lot more done in a lot less time. But it doesn't replace vision, planning and logic.

AI won't build you a product by itself (for now)

I'm sure it's a PM's or a non-technical founder's wet dream to ask AI to build their product and get it done ... Read more