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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 04/09/2026

That's weirdly correct! I lived in Portland for over 10 years, and now I'm in the Boston area.

Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 17/06/2026

And here it is with most of the supports removed. "A warsworn is an animate mass of corpses composed of dozens, sometimes even hundreds, of victims of battle."

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 16/06/2026

One of the greatest feelings is waking up to a successful 3D print that took 9 hours over night.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 24/05/2026

I'll be watching from this spot!

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 09/05/2026

I've discovered that ReScript's pattern matching can help create unit tests that are easy to understand when something breaks.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 26/04/2026

ReScript has an experimental syntax to make working with Result and Option easier. On the left are nested switches, and on the right is the `let?` syntax. Inside of an expression you code for the happy path and it will bail on None or Error. github.com/rescript-lan...

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 24/04/2026

I updated the text on the ReScript site to state that AI is great w/ ReScript. I've been working with codex/Claude across projects, and making changes in ReScript code produces consistently good results. Strong types, fast feedback, and a simple syntax make it a perfect fit for agentic coding.

A screenshot of the ReScript website.

"JavaScript made simple for humans and AI".

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 20/04/2026

I spent the past 3 days in Vienna at the @rescript-lang.org contributors retreat and we've got some awesome stuff shipping very soon! Tldr; AI ♥️ ReScript

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 17/04/2026

ReScript's code playground now has a light mode for you heathens that enjoy that sort of thing.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 04/02/2026

It's great to see ReScript growing steadily!

A chart on npm trends showing the downloads of rescript over the last 2 years. It starts at around 10,000 and is almost at 35,000 weekly downloads.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 09/12/2025

@ssalbdivad.dev I broke Arkregex with this one.

A block of regex code for UK postal codes.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 22/11/2025

The First Blade, a mirror to his master Gorum the god of war. His body is empty armor, or is he the armor? #pathfinder #minipainting

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 25/10/2025

They came out great!

A close-up of a small stone wall painted gray. The paint is dry.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 25/10/2025

It's time for an evening of dry brushing stone walls. I'm kicking off Prey for Death in a week, and I need new sets! #pathfinder2e #minipainting

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 10/10/2025

Hello from Remix Jam! I'm excited to learn what Remix V3 will be!

A picture of me wearing my rescript shirt in front of a remix jam sign.

Micheal Jackson on stage kicking off the event.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 21/09/2025

I whipped up a little script to create typed routing for @reactrouter.com and @rescript-lang.org. So if we delete or move a page that we link to somewhere else on the site, it'll become a compiler error. Strong types FTW!

A screenshot of vscode showing route completion for a React Router link in a rescript react component.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 19/09/2025

I'm heading into Boston for day 2 of @squiggleconf.com! The only tech conference to be held at an aquarium's imax theater!

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 19/08/2025

I noticed that the doc sites for @tanstack.com Config and Devtools have broken layouts on mobile.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 09/08/2025

My css bundle was reduced by about 90% 🎉

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 27/07/2025

I'll always miss the era of fmv.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 19/07/2025

Waiting on Back to the Future the Musical to resolve some technical issues.

A still image on a stage with the title for "Back to the Future the musical".

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 29/06/2025

Some pics from the final fight of Gatewalkers. It was incredible to say "And for the last time, roll initiative!" #pathfinder2e

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 29/05/2025

The 3 genders: men, women, teenagers.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 29/05/2025

Oh good, I found a man with headphones photoshopped on his head.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 29/05/2025

This seems like a terrible Photoshop with some AI generated shit. This is the future of AI; to put your weird stoner friend with a pirated copy of Adobe out of business. Smh.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 29/05/2025

It's too bad I'm a man.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 29/05/2025

These aren't even on her head... Just please make it stop.

A terrible Photoshop of a model with
stupidly white teeth wearing a shitty Bluetooth headband.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 27/05/2025

My first Minecraft house, September 10, 2010.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 23/05/2025

This was my little man, Boba Fett. I had him for about 9 years and he had a chronic heart condition that should have killed him much sooner, but the lil bastard refused to die and survived several heart failures before I had to let him go. It's been a few years, but I still miss him.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 17/05/2025

I'm at Imola watching some F1! I've only casually watched on TV before, but it's always awesome to see something like this in person.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 08/05/2025

A regular sized dwarf barbarian and a large and huge size for when enlarge is cast.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 08/05/2025

One last German beer before I return home to Boston.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 06/05/2025

I'm wrapping up my trip to Vienna to attend the ReScript contributors retreat. I met some great people, wrote a lot of documentation, complained about Typescript, talked about Rust and Zig, and had some amazing food and beer.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 02/05/2025

I landed in Vienna today for the @rescript-lang.org contributors retreat! And also, beer!

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 25/04/2025

Just finished up this frost giant for pathfinder this weekend.

A painted miniature of a blue frost giant lady.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 21/04/2025

Spring is finally here in Boston! I can finally ditch the heavy coats and rock my @rescript-lang.org hoodie!

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 09/03/2025

Dr Etward Ritelson. He's probably not a good guy. For the Pathfinder 2E adventure Gatewalkers.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 08/03/2025

I'm super happy with the way this one came out. It's a Saumen Kar for Pathfinder tomorrow.

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 25/02/2025

There are so many rules that surprise me. Who was doing this enough in JavaScript to create the need for a linting rule?

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Josh Vlk @vlkpack.com · 04/02/2025

I've been working on extending my collection of modular dungeon tiles. Here's a door I just finished making this morning. I'll be using it for Pathfinder on Saturday, and if all goes well I'll make another 10 or so next week.

A miniature door for tabletop gaming made from foam and coffee stirrers.

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