Welcome to Edition #5 of The Vin Patel Weekly. Here’s what I published this week.
Before Google: My First Two Websites (1997 and 2001)
I built my first website in 1997. It was called 123ofnet.com. Four years later I followed it with 123ofcomputers.com — a category-driven portal for techies. Here’s the era, the artifacts, and what would have happened if I’d kept going.
Claude Opus 4.8
A deep dive into Claude Opus 4.8 — with data, frameworks, and practical insights for builders and tech leaders.
Every Monday, I share what I’m building, writing, and learning. — Vin