Jigs, Products, and Appearances: The Vibe Coding Distribution Problem
Woodworking can give us the right framework for evaluating software, even as the tide of untrustworthy products rises.
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Personal blog — Trevor Gilbert
Latest posts
Stop Offering Me Amazon Gift Cards
Offering personal payments to influence purchasing decisions for your employer is unethical, and everyone should stop doing it.
RFS: A Call for Software Handyman
Wouldn't it be great if you could call a software handyman to do the small jobs — someone who knows enough to be helpful but knows their limits?
Why did software design get boring?
An overcorrection from skeuomorphism plus a relentless drive to scale has made nearly all software look and feel the same.
A Love Letter to Tinkerable Software
We lose something important when software doesn't let us explore. A reflection on learning by doing — and the guardrails that prevent it.
Focusing on the Wrong Thing (Or, Optimizing for the Local Maximum)
A story about optimizing LendingTree lead purchases at a mortgage startup — and why local optimization can be a trap.