Interview with Eric Meadows Jönsson about Hex and Elixir Development

In this podcast episode, Eric Meadows Jönsson, the creator of the hexpm package manager and a prominent figure in the Elixir community, shares his experiences and insights. Currently working at Brex and formerly part of the core team at Forza, Eric talks about his work optimizing interfaces at Brex, including a project on static compile-time checking. He details his journey with Elixir, including shifting from an OOP mindset to functional programming, and the origins of Hex and Mint. Eric also covers hiring practices, educational efforts at ElixirConf, and future plans for Hex, which include dropping support for older Elixir versions and refactoring the resolution version algorithm. The episode also touches on performance bottlenecks and the importance of debugging skills and community engagement.