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Eric Van Holtz @ericvanholtz.com · 6h

DevRel friends — where are you?

I’m building Okay Social as a space for the creative + dev community to reconnect.

If that mission resonates, I’d love your help spreading the word.

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Eric Van Holtz @ericvanholtz.com · 6h

No VC funding. No board. No corporate agenda.

Just me, building a space for us to reconnect.

Like the internet used to feel, before the noise.

OKAY DEV® @okaydev.co · 6h

A new home for the creative industry.
✅ Designers
✅ Developers
✅ Businesses

It’s early days, but it’s ours. Join us.

okaydev.co/social

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Eric Van Holtz @ericvanholtz.com · 1d

Thanks for the shoutout! Craft is the best!

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Craft CMS @craftcms.com · 1d

Check it out: OKAY SOCIAL, a social network for creatives – okaydev.co/social

Built by @ericvanholtz.com with #CraftCMS

OKAY SOCIAL

A social network built for creatives.

okaydev.co

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Eric Van Holtz @ericvanholtz.com · 3d

Thanks for the share and shoutout!

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Eric Van Holtz @ericvanholtz.com · 4d

A social network built by me for my peers. No motive, I just want people to make the best of it.
Sign up and join me! 😃

OKAY DEV® @okaydev.co · 4d

🚀 Big news! Okay Social is now open to everyone.
It's the social network for creatives.

Claim your handle, create a profile, and start connecting with others.

Join our community today!
👉 okaydev.co/social

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OKAY DEV® @okaydev.co · Jul 16

OKAY DEV Social Beta has been 🔥 so far – people sharing projects, WIPs, blogs & showing love with likes + comments.

Jump in! Connect with creative devs, designers, and businesses. Join the community today → okaydev.co/social

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Eric Van Holtz @ericvanholtz.com · Jul 1

Good question!

Currently: subscription plans, limited lifetime access options, and premium job posts.

Future: website award submissions, sponsored content (e.g. articles), tool & platform partnerships.

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Eric Van Holtz @ericvanholtz.com · Jun 26

This week I added a simple view transition to the creative community I've been building, okaydev.co

I'd love if you joined us there! Exciting week as I launched the OKAY SOCIAL [networking] features too!

OKAY DEV® / Home

A creative development community.

okaydev.co

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Eric Van Holtz @ericvanholtz.com · Jun 24

No ads. No algorithms. No BS.
okaydev.co/social

OKAY SOCIAL

A social network built for creatives.

okaydev.co

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Eric Van Holtz @ericvanholtz.com · Jun 24

A social network built for creative devs, designers, and brands.

Will you join me on OKAY SOCIAL?

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Eric Van Holtz @ericvanholtz.com · May 8

My birthday is next week and my wife has been surprising me with some "unofficial" @okaydev.co swag 😎

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Eric Van Holtz @ericvanholtz.com · Apr 30

🎉 I released the GSAP Poster Randomizer to celebrate @gsap-greensock.bsky.social going completely FREE!

It’s a generative tool that lets you create your own GSAP-themed phone wallpaper. ⚡📱

It even makes a cameo in the official GSAP sizzle reel!

Link below…

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Eric Van Holtz @ericvanholtz.com · Apr 30

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Eric Van Holtz @ericvanholtz.com · Apr 30

Generate a GSAP-themed phone wallpaper with the GSAP Poster Randomizer. Best used on desktop Chrome.

Post pics of it on your phone! 😎
codepen.io/vanholtzco/f...

GSAP "Smoooth" Poster Randomizer

🎉 GSAP Bonus Plugins Are FREE! To celebrate, here’s a playful GSAP Poster Randomizer featuring smoooth text animation powered by the Draggable and Iner...

codepen.io

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Eric Van Holtz @ericvanholtz.com · Apr 30

🎉 I released the GSAP Poster Randomizer to celebrate @gsap-greensock.bsky.social going completely FREE!

It’s a generative tool that lets you create your own GSAP-themed phone wallpaper. ⚡📱

It even makes a cameo in the official GSAP sizzle reel!

Link below…

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OKAY DEV® @okaydev.co · Apr 30

GSAP v3.13 is now FREE (includes bonus plugins) 🎉
+ SplitText is 50% smaller, w/14 new features
+ Animate CSS var() values
+ Install GSAP via Webflow project settings

@gsap-greensock.bsky.social
gsap.com/blog/3-13/

3.13 release | GSAP | Docs & Learning

Thanks to Webflow, GSAP is now 100% FREE including ALL of the bonus plugins! Version 3.13 also brings a complete rewrite of SplitText

gsap.com

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Eric Van Holtz @ericvanholtz.com · Apr 10

Thinking it’s time to get more active here and start building in public 👀

Lately, I’ve been pouring energy into crafting the social feed for
@okaydev.co
— would love your thoughts!

Appreciate any likes, comments, or shares 🙏🏻

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OKAY DEV® @okaydev.co · Feb 13

Rocket Youth
by @ericvanholtz.com
🛠️ @craftcms.com, Lenis, @gsap-greensock.bsky.social
okaydev.co/u/eric/portf...

Rocket Youth by Eric Van Holtz

Rocket Youth is a strategic partner for educators, coaches, and youth development organizations, providing the resources and support needed to grow and…

okaydev.co

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Eric Van Holtz @ericvanholtz.com · Feb 7

The official video compression test. 😝

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OKAY DEV® @okaydev.co · Feb 4

The final installment of our Dive Into WebGPU series is live! 🚀

Here’s what you’ll learn:
✨ Compute Shaders
🌑 Shadow Mapping
🎇 Interactive Particles

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Eric Van Holtz @ericvanholtz.com · Jan 11

Haha! I bet. My daughter turns 6 in a few days! Enjoy these early moments—might be easier now that you know what to expect. 😆

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Eric Van Holtz @ericvanholtz.com · Jan 11

Congrats Simon! Full time, for sure. She is adorable! Your first?

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Eric Van Holtz @ericvanholtz.com · Jan 6

Nice! What service is it that's able to accept uploads that fast? I don't do much uploading of large assets, but I'd have assumed many services limit their upload speeds.

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Eric Van Holtz @ericvanholtz.com · Dec 31

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