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Andrew Watt

Andrew Watt modernized the build and development workflows for the square/Blueprint repository by replacing CocoaPods with Tuist and Swift Package Manager, streamlining dependency management and project generation. He introduced Mise-based tooling to ensure reproducible environments, pinned tool versions, and centralized Ruby version handling, which improved onboarding and build reliability. Andrew also updated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and enhanced documentation to reflect the new setup. Additionally, he deprecated legacy API elements in BlueprintUI, providing clear migration paths for users. His work leveraged Swift, Ruby, and YAML, demonstrating depth in build system configuration, developer tooling, and software deprecation strategies.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

100%Features

Repository Contributions

8Total
Bugs
0
Commits
8
Features
5
Lines of code
2,779
Activity Months3

Work History

January 2025

3 Commits • 2 Features

Jan 1, 2025

January 2025: Focused on establishing a reproducible development environment and progressive API modernization for square/Blueprint. Implemented Mise-based tooling for dependency management, pinned Tuist/SwiftFormat versions, updated Bundler, and centralized Ruby version handling; deprecated BlueprintUI LayoutMode.legacy with changelog messaging to set up a future removal path.

December 2024

2 Commits • 1 Features

Dec 1, 2024

Month: 2024-12. Focused on modernizing the dependency/packaging strategy for square/Blueprint by deprecating CocoaPods and migrating to Tuist and Swift Package Manager. Updated development workflows and documentation; eliminated CocoaPods references, podspecs, and related configs; transitioned distribution/build to Swift Package Manager (SPM) for streamlined setup and improved developer experience. No public bugs documented this month.

November 2024

3 Commits • 2 Features

Nov 1, 2024

Month: 2024-11 — Focused on standardizing Xcode project management and CI, and modernizing the Swift formatting workflow for square/Blueprint. Delivered Tuist adoption to replace CocoaPods, enabling reproducible project generation and CI builds; updated CI to install dependencies and build via Tuist. Modernized code style automation by migrating from SwiftFormat to mise-managed swiftformat, removing SwiftFormat from Package.swift/resolved and updating pre-commit hooks. These changes reduce onboarding time, improve build reliability, and lower maintenance costs, while showcasing expertise in tooling, CI, and Xcode workflows.

Activity

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Quality Metrics

Correctness92.6%
Maintainability92.6%
Architecture90.0%
Performance85.0%
AI Usage20.0%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

BashMarkdownPythonRubyShellSwiftTOMLXMLYAML

Technical Skills

API DesignBuild ConfigurationBuild ManagementBuild System ConfigurationBuild System ManagementBuild ToolsCI/CDCI/CD ConfigurationDependency ManagementDeveloper ToolingDocumentationDocumentation ManagementGitHub ActionsSoftware DeprecationTuist

Repositories Contributed To

1 repo

Overview of all repositories you've contributed to across your timeline

square/Blueprint

Nov 2024 Jan 2025
3 Months active

Languages Used

PythonShellSwiftYAMLBashMarkdownRubyXML

Technical Skills

Build System ConfigurationBuild ToolsCI/CDDependency ManagementDeveloper ToolingGitHub Actions

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