Martian Chronicles
Welcome to the MarsBased blog, where we write about startups, technology and the remote work culture.
How we evaluate software engineers in the age of AI
What does a great software engineer look like today? A look inside our updated review templates and the new AI criteria we use to evaluate our team.
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Martian Retreat Pyrenees 2026: Reconnecting, growing, and reaching for the stars
Reconnecting, growing, and reaching for the stars at our Martian Retreat Pyrenees 2026.
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PSA: thekreatively.com scam campaign targeting agencies
This scam targets dev agencies and freelancers via contact form enquiries with large budgets, then funnels victims to a fake Google Sites page that serves malware via a fake certificate installer (.dmg).
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How "Don’t repeat yourself" can mess up with your AI-generated code
AI agents often over-abstract coincidental duplication, creating fragile architectures that increase cognitive load and technical debt. Prioritizing clear domain boundaries over rigid DRY principles is essential for keeping codebases maintainable for both humans and AI.
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The strategy behind the shift: Why MarsBased left Cursor for Claude Code
After starting with Cursor in 2024, we are now standardizing on Claude Code for our 2026 agentic strategy. This move marks our official shift from writing code to defining problems and steering the process.
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Standardising innovation: Our internal guide to AI-augmented development
How we integrate agents like Claude and Copilot into our workflow using a rigorous Research, Plan, and Implement framework to ensure speed without sacrificing architectural excellence.
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How we use Claude for product management at MarsBased
How MarsBased uses Claude and Linear to automate PM workflows, shifting the role from administrative tasks to strategic product thinking.
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WebMCP: Making your website ready for AI agents
WebMCP is the new W3C standard that makes websites natively operable by AI agents, no slow vision models needed. Learn how to implement it in 15 minutes.
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MarsBased @ MWC & 4YFN 2026: The recap 🚀
Is coding becoming a commodity? Dive into our MWC 2026 recap to explore how Agentic AI is redefining the developer’s role and why the future belongs to the AI-native generation
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Our latest episodes on technology, entrepreneurship, and product development.
2 Jun 2026
De CTO en startups a directiva en AWS: Evolución, IA y gestión de equipos con Susana Durán
En este nuevo episodio de Road to CTO, nos acompaña Susana Durán, quien actualmente lidera equipos de arquitectura y operaciones para los cl
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26 May 2026
Why the AI slop problem is getting worse | David Okuniev (Typeform co-founder)
The AI slop problem is getting worse. AI can crank out code, decks, and landing pages in minutes, but somehow everything starts to look exac
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19 May 2026
Por qué la IA NO destruirá las agencias (si tienes criterio) | Rubén Ferreiro
Mucho se habla de que la IA va a borrar del mapa a las agencias, pero después de charlar con Rubén Ferreiro, la sensación es otra. No se tra
Listen nowComplex Ruby project, worldwide distributed stakeholders, thin definition. And with all that, MarsBased pulled it off. Great maintainable code, on time and within budget.
Former CTO @ Rakuten Europe