Else — Field notes https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes Practical writing on AI prototyping, product workflows, and shipping faster — from the Else team. en-us Thu, 21 May 2026 18:05:54 GMT <![CDATA[AI coding tools versus AI prototyping tools: where each one fits]]> https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes/ai-coding-tools-vs-ai-prototyping-tools https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes/ai-coding-tools-vs-ai-prototyping-tools Paul Johns Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Why Lovable rebuilds your design system every time]]> https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes/design-system-recreation-tax https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes/design-system-recreation-tax Paul Johns Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[The setup is the gate]]> https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes/setup-is-the-gate https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes/setup-is-the-gate Paul Johns Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Tools that can't imitate your actual product]]> https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes/tools-that-cant-imitate-your-actual-product https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes/tools-that-cant-imitate-your-actual-product Paul Johns Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Cursor for product managers]]> https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes/cursor-for-product-managers https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes/cursor-for-product-managers Paul Johns Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[The existing codebase advantage]]> https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes/existing-codebase-advantage https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes/existing-codebase-advantage Paul Johns Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[The prototype is the product. Until engineering rebuilds it.]]> https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes/prototype-is-the-product https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes/prototype-is-the-product Paul Johns Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[AI prototyping for product managers]]> https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes/ai-prototyping-for-product-managers https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes/ai-prototyping-for-product-managers Paul Johns Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[When design says start over]]> https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes/pattern-design-said-start-over https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes/pattern-design-said-start-over Paul Johns Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Super competent. Super skilled. But I didn't see anything.]]> https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes/pattern-vibe-coded-work-disappears https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes/pattern-vibe-coded-work-disappears Paul Johns Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Vibe coding for product managers]]> https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes/vibe-coding-for-product-managers https://www.somethingelse.ai/resources/field-notes/vibe-coding-for-product-managers Paul Johns Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT