Build Log

Behind the scenes

Real stories from building real apps with AI. Not polished case studies — honest accounts of what went right, what went wrong, and what I learned.

Latest Lessons

Teaching — practical lessons you can use immediately.

Build Log

Documenting — the honest behind-the-scenes journey.

If I could go back to the day before I started building apps with AI, here is exactly what I would tell myself.

My first UI felt good to me. Then I tested it with real people. Here is what I found and how I rebuilt it with AI.

Codex generates detailed reports about your codebase. Here is exactly how I read them as a non-developer and what I actually do with the information.

I spent four hours on app icons before I realized I was solving the wrong problem entirely. Here is the full story.

ProofPack was my first complete app. Here is what I got right, what I got badly wrong, and what I would do differently if I started today.

More entries coming soon.

While you wait, the Latest Lessons section has practical lessons you can use today.