Make a deal with Adam Marcus
🔒 Paid proposals held safely in escrow — released only when the work's approved.
Known for
13 views
Just posted "Four questions agents can't answer: Software engineering after agents write the code"
We're dedicating a lot of brain space to what coding agents can do, but it's equally important to consider what they won't accomplish for years to come.
Lots of work and mentorship to do in this space!
9 views
Late last year, I gave a talk at Northeastern to students in a few software engineering classes about what's changing and what's staying the same for junior engineers in industry with the introduction of coding agents. Slides and notes here: https://blog.marcua.net/2026/04/08/ai-agent-revolution-jun
8 views
Heads up to anyone with a public GitHub repo: I got an email an hour ago that looks like "If you didn't attempt this login, click here." It's a phishing attempt that someone created by posting the issue to my GitHub repo, resulting in my getting a somewhat legitimate-looking email from GitHub.
4 views
ayb now includes a web frontend! I hope this expands the set of people that can use ayb.
The web interface lets you create databases, share them with collaborators, and query them from anywhere!
More here: https://blog.marcua.net/2025/09/27/ayb-v0.1.11-web-interface.html
📊 Post engagement
🔥 Top post: Just posted "Four questions agents can't answer: Software engine · 13 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Recent posts
View on Mastodon ↗
🔥 Top post
Just posted "Four questions agents can't answer: Software engineering after agents write the code"
We're dedicating a lot of brain space to what coding agents can do, but it's equally important to consider what they won't accomplish for years to come.
Lots of work and mentorship…
Dear New York: Today is the day to work through the uncertainty and make some compromises. Go vote!
▶
For designers to work outside a codebase, you have to keep wireframes and implementation in sync. To that end, I'm sharing Figmimic, a bookmarklet that copies any website or webapp into Figma in an editable state.
Try it: https://marcua.ne…
Late last year, I gave a talk at Northeastern to students in a few software engineering classes about what's changing and what's staying the same for junior engineers in industry with the introduction of coding agents. Slides and notes her…
If you find yourself in Las Vegas, The Punk Rock Museum is a pretty good place to go!
It's like 50% nostalgia for whatever 1-2 decades of punk you liked, 50% stuff Fat Mike / NOFX liked or collected.
▶
I’m excited to share Review, a bookmarklet that makes it easier for you to code review AI coding agents. The bookmarklet turns all unresolved comments on a GitHub pull request into a Markdown-formatted text blob that you can paste into you…
▶
ayb now includes a web frontend! I hope this expands the set of people that can use ayb.
The web interface lets you create databases, share them with collaborators, and query them from anywhere!
More here: https://blog.marcua.net/2025/09/2…
There's almost always a surprising nugget, usually multiple, in the acknowledgements section of a book/dissertation.
Here's one from Manning Marable's "Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention," for which he was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer pri…
Things you can learn about a place from Google's automatically generated summary...
(Also Less Than Jake is playing there June 17 if you're into that)
▶
I made a mini-tool called Rich to enrich your CSV files with additional columns using the OpenAI API. It runs entirely in the browser, and you can use it here: https://marcua.net/minitools/rich/
Blog post here: https://blog.marcua.net/2025…
Heads up to anyone with a public GitHub repo: I got an email an hour ago that looks like "If you didn't attempt this login, click here." It's a phishing attempt that someone created by posting the issue to my GitHub repo, resulting in my g…
I ruff u
🐘 Community & instance
💡 Facts
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated- Est. 92% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Engagement (~0.6% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Mastodon.
- Verified account.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
📸 Gallery
🔀 Audience overlap
EstimatedEstimated shared audience with similar creators — useful for avoiding overlap (or doubling down) when planning a campaign.
More like this
Find more →✉ Message Adam Marcus
Reaching out to influencers is a Pro feature. Upgrade to message any influencer directly — perfect for brands and agencies booking sponsorships.
- ✓ Message any influencer from their listing
- ✓ The influencer gets notified by email
- ✓ Manage every conversation in one inbox
Already Pro? Log in.
🎤 Event / appearance with Adam Marcus
Booking an event / appearance is a Pro feature. Upgrade to book Adam Marcus for an in-person or virtual appearance — payment held safely in escrow until the event is done.
- ✓ Book them for events, livestreams, panels & more
- ✓ Adam Marcus gets notified by email
- ✓ Fee held in escrow, released after the appearance
Already Pro? Log in.
You're out of free requests this month
Free accounts get 5 per month. Go Pro for unlimited sponsor pitches, collab requests & sponsorship deals — plus featured placement, the Verified badge, free withdrawals and more.
Upgrade to Pro — $9.95/mo →Your free limit resets on the 1st of next month.