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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 28/09/2026

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 02/09/2026

✨ A new Josh Holtz app has appeared on TestFlight! It’s the iOS app for mostlygoodmetrics.com 📊 👉 testflight.apple.com/join/X9JenJ7x See dashboard, insights, funnels, and everything else MGM has to offer 😊 Don’t have an account? Signup in app! You can run a preview mode

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 27/08/2026

✨ Another personal blog post has been dropped I’ve been reengineering my life to build the best me but I there is one thing I can’t figure out… Them: “How are you?” Me: 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ www.joshholtz.com/blog/2026/08...

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 27/05/2026

📣 Life update… It’s been a confusing last few years and a rough last 9 months. I was trying to discover how I function and I find out in a completely wrong way… However, as of yesterday, I know the exact operating system I’m running ☺️ joshholtz.com/blog/2026/05... Meme here to grab your eyes 👇

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 09/03/2026

🍕 It’s almost time for me to bust out my @deepdishswift.com shoes! Everybody ready for 3 days of pizza, friends, pizza, networking, pizza, Swift, and pizza? 👀

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 06/03/2026

🍕 You know what's fun? Setting crazy goals So, I'm hustling to sell 50 more @deepdishswift.com tickets this weekend 🤷‍♂️ But I need YOUR help 👀 - Bring a friend - Tell a coworker - Convince your boss to send the team Repost. Share in Slack. Anything 🙏 More people = More fun 🫶 deepdishswift.com

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 27/02/2026

🍕 I don't usually do this but I need to be distracted from my aging joints and desires to have 5am McDonald's coffee with other seniors... There are 37 @deepdishswift.com tickets available for $37 off with the code GETOFFMYLAWN Sales ends when the birthday weekend is over 🎂 ti.to/deep-dish-sw...

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 21/02/2026

🍕 Deep Dish Swift 2026 is just around the corner... And we have a STACKED lineup announced so far 🤯 And even more to come! Do you have your tickets yet? Get your @deepdishswift.com tickets while you can! 👀 ti.to/deep-dish-sw...

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 08/02/2026

🍕 The @deepdishswift.com Discord server is up for 2026... And we have our dedicated "Wu with the weather" channel where @chriswu.com gives us his hot takes on Chicago weather ☺️ Get your ticket and join the conversation! 💬

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 27/07/2025

☀️Sky’s out, vibes out Working on some @fishingwithkenny.bsky.social quest sequences and dialogs from the backyard with #VibeTunnel😊

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 26/07/2025

🎣 I can’t believe how much @fishingwithkenny.bsky.social is starting to feel like an actual game… ✔️ Quests ✔️ Achievements ✔️ Dialog with choices ✔️ In-game notifications for quests, achievements, and more Closing in on shipshape 👀 #ScreenshotSunday #indiedev

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 21/07/2025

🎣 The story for @fishingwithkenny.bsky.social has started! Grandpa Kenny makes his first appearance in the game and starts to teach the main character about fishing 🥹 Can’t wait to ship this for the @revenuecat.com #Shipaton 🫶 #buildinpublic

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 15/06/2025

🎣 Annnndd… work has picked back up again on @fishingwithkenny.bsky.social! I had zero internet on the train and none of my art/asset tools so… I cleaned up some code but also added a dialog system! Currently you can only talk to the pigeon statue (aka Gary) but it’ll work for other NPCs

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 14/06/2025

I finally made it home from #WWDC25 I ended up having ear problems after landing in San Jose and wasn’t able to fly back so… I took a 54 hour train ride from San Jose back to Chicago 😅 I wish I could have been home sooner to see my fam but at least the views were stunning

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 12/06/2025

Somebody might be playing triangle at “LIVE near WWDC” with @jamesdempsey.net and the Breakpoints 👀

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 08/06/2025

Here we goooooooooo! 🛫 On my way to #wwdc25 Can’t wait to see a lot of you tomorrow! 😁

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 04/06/2025

✨ And... "MouthOff" is made with about 40 minutes of vibe coding I just got Invisalign and need a way to record my "2 hours of off" time per day 1⃣ Start timer 2⃣ See Live Activity counting up 3⃣ End timer and see total for the day

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 21/05/2025

📣 It's official.... I'm taking the stage with Zach Brass at @swiftconnection.bsky.social in October! Swift Connection has been on my list to attend for years and I'm pretty excited I can make it this year _and_ give a talk with Zach 😁 This will be a one of a kind talk... don't miss it 👀

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 10/05/2025

This picture might capture the majority of all the amazing experiences available the @revenuecat.com company offsites… It’s the perfect intersection of fun, shipping, teamwork, cross-team collaboration, bonding, and that little amount of extra and crazy 🥰

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 09/05/2025

The @revenuecat.com company offsite is wild! 🛼🪩🎉

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 05/05/2025

Watching Star Wars Episode 5 for May the Forth at the Sundance Resort screening room for our @revenuecat.com company offsite… THIS. IS. GREAT.

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 03/05/2025

We are having a local roast coffee swap at the @revenuecat.com offsite so being the extra that I always am… What’s more local than my own house? 🙃 I got a Haitian and Congo roast all packed for tomorrow! ☕️

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 01/05/2025

🍕 One of our @deepdishswift.com traditions is having a “got-home-safe” channel All of the attendees MUST tell me when they get home safely… otherwise I will come find them

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 01/05/2025

⚠️ I’m attempting a profile picture change for the first time in 4 years… Are we okay with this? 👀

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 30/04/2025

🍕 And just like that… @deepdishswift.com is over This was SUCH a fun year… I have so many thoughts and feels but that’s for another day I’m going to eat and relax now ☺️ But thank you to everyone who was able to come support Deep Dish Swift 2025 🫶

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 25/04/2025

The @deepdishswift.com badges and pins throughout the years…

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 18/04/2025

Oh, that’s a nice surprise! I just got a dub dub ticket ☺️

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 14/04/2025

🍕 This year’s pins for @deepdishswift.com have arrived! @matthewskiles.com knocked it out of the park again as always 😍 And please DO NOT CHANGE your answers on your ticket… we have a fixed number of pins and we will know 👀

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 11/04/2025

Happy it-was-a-long-week-so-eat-a-lot-of-corn-dogs Friday!

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 05/04/2025

🍕 Did anybody else get 10 pairs of @revenuecat.com pizza cat Nike Air Force 1s delivered to their house? Or… was it just me? But for real, these are so crazy! Can’t wait to hand these out to the 10 lucky @deepdishswift.com attendees 😁

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 01/04/2025

🍕 Happy @deepdishswift.com month to all of those who celebrate! Still can't believe this is happening for a third time AND that this year's pizza party will be the biggest one yet 🥰

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 01/04/2025

It’s @deepdishswift.com season! 🍕 Guess the pizza themed thing in these boxes 😁

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 20/03/2025

🍕Reminder that @deepdishswift.com is happening!! And like... soon? Only 33 more days of me freaking out and thinking non-stop about it 😄 There are a handful of tickets lefts for you to join the fun! 🎉 Buy yours. Tell your friends. Tell your coworkers. Tell your managers.

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 15/03/2025

🍕If you haven’t gotten your ticket for @deepdishswift.com yet, you _might_ want to in the next week or so… 🎟️🔜📉

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 07/03/2025

🍕 We have ONE more sponsorship package available for @deepdishswift.com this year if there is any interest… ✅ Day 2 breakfast and lunch sponsor ✅ Lots of branding and announcement opportunities ✅ High visibility booth/table spot for the day Interested? Message me anywhere 😇

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 26/02/2025

🎣 The first external build of @fishingwithkenny.bsky.social has been approved! But also... its very much _not_ beta 😅 Looking for a few people to start playing with the mechanics. Who wants in? 👀 Send a reply and I'll start inviting a few of you to the Discord server 🎲

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 24/02/2025

🎣 Day 6 (and a weekend): it’s camping time! ✅ Setup and tear down camp ✅ Enter tent (new scene) ✅ Added targeting mechanism for interactions (like doors and NPCs) ✅ Fixes and improvements I hope you all will have as much fun with @fishingwithkenny.bsky.social as I am 🥰

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 24/02/2025

Omg, @deepdishswift.com is coming up fast 🤯 I have off work this week and it’s my birthday on Saturday so after that it’s time to be even more laser focused on Deep Dish 🍕🎧 BTW, tickets are going faster this year… Tell your boss. Tell you coworkers. Tell your friends 🎟️👀

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 21/02/2025

🎣 Day 4 and 5: Modal inventory menus, improved save state and… … DARK MODE (or night time) ⛺️ This is the start of camping in @fishingwithkenny.bsky.social! You can setup (and tear down) a campsite anywhere. You’ll can collect furniture and decorations to make the campsite your own

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 19/02/2025

🎣 Day 3: Minor animations, main menu, and scenes Not a _huge_ day but added some more little animations in fishing 😇 The BIG work today was migrating towards scenes, resource loading, and the main game menu 💪 @fishingwithkenny.bsky.social is really starting to feel like a game now 👾

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 18/02/2025

🎣 As requested by @maxlynch.com… Rolling is now back in the @fishingwithkenny.bsky.social 😁

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 18/02/2025

Day 2: Catching fish is so back ✅ Minimal save state ✅ Minimal bucket inventory ✅ Logic for rods and water types for chances of catching different fish This @fishingwithkenny.bsky.social demo was done using a “Training Rod” which is fastest 👇 Game slot chooser and save button up next…

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 17/02/2025

🎣 First day of my two weeks off… I got A LOT of @fishingwithkenny.bsky.social rewritten using @excaliburjs 😁 I’m moving much faster in a familiar environment and benefit from using Cursor 💪 I can also easily deploy my main branch to Netlify 🚢 Up next… inventory 🎒

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 14/02/2025

Always an honor to be included in an @iosdevweekly.com newsletter 🥰

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 13/02/2025

✨ Life Update… I’m trying this “take time off” thing 😁 The team has so much momentum going with @revenuecat.com Paywalls v2 that its a good time for me to take a step back I’ll be disconnecting from work and reconnecting on hobbies with a goal of coming back with #balance ⚖️

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Josh Holtz @joshdholtz.com · 08/02/2025

🚨 New blog post alert … and my first one in 3 years 😅 I needed a way to show a `.toolbar` in a view that didn’t know if it was in a navigation view or not… So… I made a view that wraps a view in a navigation ONLY if needed ⚠️ Hacky 👉 www.joshholtz.com/blog/2025/02...

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