Marcelão Dev

I both love and hate all programming languages.

[Marcelão Dev @marcelao_dev]

I experienced this firsthand (or in my brain) and incorporated activities that help me maintain these abilities, such as writing and studying daily.

Have you noticed any decline in your cognition, or do you think it's not quite like that?

[Marcelão Dev @marcelao_dev]

Those who use AI for everything may be getting dumber.

Research suggests that the extensive use of AI negatively impacts our creative capacity, critical thinking, and information retention.

Our cognitive function is similar to a muscle: if you don't use it, it atrophies.

[Marcelão Dev @marcelao_dev]

Even worse, in some cases, they need to subscribe to multiple services.

And they still have to hear that their jobs will be replaced by AI.

Supposedly, we are investing in the tool that will take our jobs.

I'm part of that.

And you? Are you paying for any AI tool?

[Marcelão Dev @marcelao_dev]

The use of tools like Claude Code is becoming the industry standard. Those who don't use them are falling behind.

But it's simply impossible to use them without paying a monthly subscription of 20 dollars per month. Some need plans costing 100 or 200 dollars per month.

[Marcelão Dev @marcelao_dev]

But not all companies are willing to pay this cost. Even some that are demanding the adoption of AI.

So developers who don't want to be left behind and aren't in a company that subscribes to these tools are practically being forced to pay out of their own pockets.

[Marcelão Dev @marcelao_dev]

Right now, my priority would be to minimize the impact a bad developer can have on a team. Or even dismiss them. It's like they say: those who don't hinder are the greatest help.

Are you seeing this happen too?

[Marcelão Dev @marcelao_dev]

The gains from AI can negatively impact some companies. Seems contradictory, but think:

Almost every team has productive, average, and bad developers. The bad ones can delay the entire team's delivery. They need more guidance and their deliverables require more rigorous review.

[Marcelão Dev @marcelao_dev]

A productivity gain in the hands of a bad developer means more bad deliverables in less time.

And fixing something bad takes as much or more work than doing it right from the start.

[Marcelão Dev @marcelao_dev]

Have you ever been through an interview with these challenges? Would you have done well? Leave a comment below.

[Marcelão Dev @marcelao_dev]

Technical challenges in interviews have changed.

Before, you would receive an algorithmic challenge, such as reversing a binary tree.

Now, algorithmic challenges may still be present, but companies have started to give challenges such as: (+)

[Marcelão Dev @marcelao_dev]

Although there is no clear methodology for preparing for these types of challenges, I think this hasn't made life harder for those who have incorporated AI development into their work, as these are common activities in their daily routines.

[Marcelão Dev @marcelao_dev]

And I ask you: what do you do that has never been done before?

[Marcelão Dev @marcelao_dev]

@VictorTaelin is a Brazilian who researches and develops programming languages.

Lately, he's been experimenting with AI, working 24 hours a day.

After spending thousands of dollars, he gave us the following insight:

[Marcelão Dev @marcelao_dev]

since he develops things that have never been created before, the AIs hindered more than helped, and he even had to pay for them, even though he didn't use the results.

I'm glad to know this, as it gives me direction on how to remain a relevant professional for the future.

[Marcelão Dev @marcelao_dev]

And you, will you continue to ignore the leap in productivity or just keep asking questions within ChatGPT, like the Incas and Mayans did?

Follow me to keep up with what's important.

[Marcelão Dev @marcelao_dev]

From all sides, the topic is AI. Companies, influencers, and even "normal" people talk about it almost daily.

And why am I talking about it too? Until very recently, I doubted many things that are now a reality. I still have some skepticism, but I need to eat my words.

[Marcelão Dev @marcelao_dev]

It's impossible to ignore a tool that, in less than 24 hours, is capable of building most of a complete product. Or capable of automating a task that I would simply leave aside.

Honestly, I want to talk about other things, but what's important gets priority.

[Marcelão Dev @marcelao_dev]

I don't have a product to offer them. I should have something.

You probably should too.

[Marcelão Dev @marcelao_dev]

Much of the effort today is focused on creating tools to empower AI agents.

Tools like PinchTab, which provides efficient internet browsing, and protocols like WebMCP, which facilitates operations within web pages, are emerging.

[Marcelão Dev @marcelao_dev]

There is a real space within the utility belt of these autonomous digital beings.

And many of these agents have the ability to decide on the purchase or subscription of a product without any human intervention.