Devin Vinson

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Notes on product, code, business, hobbies, and the work of making useful things.

  1. Collaboration is a Loop, Not a Hand-Off

    I had a great conversation about collaboration with a Product Lead this week, and I’ve been thinking about it quite a bit since. Product Management roles vary so much between compa

  2. Unlocking Peak Flow with Gemini's New Updates for Vibe Coding

    Google's new Gemini updates are not only powerful but integrated into the full suite of google tooling. Learn how it effect the Vibe Coding paradigm.

  3. 10 A/B Tests to Run Before Black Friday

    Stop guessing. A data-backed list of 10 high-leverage A/B tests (CTA, scarcity, upsell, shipping) that will boost your conversions under peak BFCM pressure.

  4. Deploying Next.js on Cloudflare: My Troubleshooting Guide

    If you're running into deployment issues with Next.js on Cloudflare Workers, check your Non-production branch deploy command and try using this upload script.

  5. Tired of SaaS Lock-In? The Custom Internal Tool (Boutique Build) Alternative

    There is a quiet tax inside many companies: vendor shopping. Weeks of discovery calls with sales teams who promise everything. Months of account management that leans into upsells

  6. If You Can’t Answer This One Sentence, You Don’t Have Product Strategy

    Most teams can’t clearly answer who their product is for and why it matters. Here’s the one-line statement I use to align vision, scope, and roadmap.

  7. Tampa Bay Web Design: 2025 Costs, Timeline, and What to Expect

    Thinking about a new site? Here’s what Tampa Bay businesses should know about costs, timeline, and SEO basics in 2025.

  8. Slow Miles and Learning to Love Running Again

    My story of falling out of love with running in my twenties and learning to love running again a decade later.

  9. Customer Interviews That Actually Change the Roadmap

    Run customer interviews that change the roadmap. Get a 30-minute script, recruiting tips, bias checks, and a one-page template to turn insights into decisions.

  10. Shipping LLM Features with Structured Outputs

    Reliable LLM features: use structured outputs, validate, and add repair or refusal paths. Includes prompts, code, and production-shaped patterns.

  11. Prototyping for Consulting Work in 2025 (AI magic)

    When I am consulting, I often need to explore an idea deeply and show something real before we commit to a full build. The good news is that the current wave of AI powered tools ma

  12. A Simple WordPress Plugin to Block Admin Nags and Ads

    Ads, Nudges, and Notifications can be annoying in the WordPress admin. So I wrote a free, open source plugin to get rid of them.

  13. Figuring out the size and depth for a tablespoon with a CNC

    This title is a travesty. I needed math to figure out how to automatically carve out a tablespoon of material with a CNC machine. So this is that math and some recipe level backgro

  14. My 3 Favorite Questions for 1:1s

    At the risk of stating the obvious let me first say that a 1:1 meeting is your chance to have a one on one conversation with your manager or one of your direct reports. This is a h

  15. Delayed fade-in effects with css

    I hadn't gotten a chance to work too much with css animation but decided to give it a try on some work today. With a quick stop over at css-tricks to brush up on things and another