My Writing
Stories, notebooks, and build logs from the desk of Andrew Wilks.
This is the home for everything I publish—case studies, build notes, essays, diagrams, and the occasional messy thought that still taught me something. If you’re here for the code‑heavy arc of my journey (from Power Platform into full‑stack TypeScript/React and beyond), you’re in the right place. I also write about product thinking, AI‑assisted workflows, property‑tech, finance tools, and the less glamorous arts of lawns, irrigation, and making real‑world systems behave.
Latest
A rolling list of the most recent pieces across all categories.
I've gone from a spark of an idea about splitting credit card expenses to having a fully scaffolded, enterprise-grade application architecture. And let me tell you, the journey has been equal parts challenging, exciting, and deeply educational.
I'm excited to share my journey building Portfolio Card Splitter - a shared expense management app born from a very real problem in my own life.
Real‑world notes on moving from blind trust in GitHub Copilot to reviewable specs with GitHub Spec Kit, covering the /specify → /plan → /tasks flow.
Featured
Highlights worth your time - deep dives, longform case studies, or posts people keep emailing me about.
Six short, story‑led case studies. Pre‑approval onboarding, participant‑only access, pre‑filled Apply, Liquid/SCSS theming, Dataverse slugs & permissions, calm ops, self‑healing galleries, and a tidy launch snapshot.
Real‑world notes on moving from blind trust in GitHub Copilot to reviewable specs with GitHub Spec Kit, covering the /specify → /plan → /tasks flow.
I'm excited to share my journey building Portfolio Card Splitter - a shared expense management app born from a very real problem in my own life.