https://www.milanparmar.com/blog Articles and notes by me on product development, software engineering, and lessons learned from real-world projects. en Milan Parmar Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.milanparmar.com/blog/taking-over-an-existing-product-without-a-rewrite https://www.milanparmar.com/blog/taking-over-an-existing-product-without-a-rewrite Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Agencies sell a rewrite. The product still has to run on Monday. Here is how I take over an existing product without throwing away what already works. Taking over a product Shipping products https://www.milanparmar.com/blog/website-or-web-product https://www.milanparmar.com/blog/website-or-web-product Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A website explains and converts. A web product is something people log into. Here is how to tell which one you are actually asking for before anyone quotes. Website or product Hiring a developer https://www.milanparmar.com/blog/what-a-freelance-full-stack-developer-owns https://www.milanparmar.com/blog/what-a-freelance-full-stack-developer-owns Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hiring a frontend person, then a backend person, then someone for deploy is how products stall. Here is what a freelance full-stack developer actually owns. Hiring a developer Shipping products https://www.milanparmar.com/blog/what-i-put-in-a-first-version https://www.milanparmar.com/blog/what-i-put-in-a-first-version Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A first version of a product is one named person finishing one job on a URL that stays up. Not a demo, not a platform. Here is what I put in, and what I cut. First versions Shipping products https://www.milanparmar.com/blog/who-owns-the-product-after-launch https://www.milanparmar.com/blog/who-owns-the-product-after-launch Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Launch is not the end. Someone has to own the product after launch — keys, deploys, Tuesday. Here is what I hand over, when I stay, and the zip-file hire. After launch Hiring a developer https://www.milanparmar.com/blog/how-i-scope-a-freelance-project https://www.milanparmar.com/blog/how-i-scope-a-freelance-project Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The questions I ask before giving a number, why I quote a range instead of a fixed date, and the one thing that predicts whether a build will go well. Hiring a developer Shipping products https://www.milanparmar.com/blog/next-app-router-mistakes https://www.milanparmar.com/blog/next-app-router-mistakes Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Client components too high in the tree, data fetched in layouts, metadata typed by hand, and images without dimensions. All four are cheap to fix today. Next.js Shipping products