Max Taylor

Max Taylor

Every week I trial one agentic dev tool for 2 hours on a real project. Most don't survive. The ones that do are documented here. For solo devs deciding what's worth their Saturday morning.

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Latest verdict

Cursor Tab

dropped

Fast completions, but I'm faster with Copilot + neovim muscle memory.

2026-03-29ai-coding

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Claude Code

kept

The first AI tool that respects a terminal-first workflow. Earned its place day one.

2026-03-22claude-code-ecosystem

MCP Servers

conditional

Powerful concept, rough edges. Worth it if you're already deep in the Claude ecosystem.

2026-03-15mcp

Devin

dropped

Impressive demo, but I don't trust an agent I can't interrupt mid-thought.

2026-03-08agent-frameworks