Milan Parmar — Blog https://milanparmar.com/blog Articles and notes by me on product development, software engineering, and lessons learned from real-world projects. en Milan Parmar Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT How I scope a freelance project before quoting a price https://milanparmar.com/blog/how-i-scope-a-freelance-project https://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 Four App Router mistakes I keep finding in production https://milanparmar.com/blog/next-app-router-mistakes https://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