298: Hex Gets a Glow Up

298: Hex Gets a Glow Up

From Thinking Elixir Podcast by ThinkingElixir.com

April 7, 2026 · 20 min

About this episode

This episode covers the redesign of hex.pm, updates to the Hex package manager, and important news from the Elixir community.

News includes the hex.pm website getting a fresh new redesign, the Hex 2.4 package manager upgrading to OAuth device flow authentication with two-factor authentication support for improved security, the official Elixir Expert LSP hitting its v0.1 release milestone, a new LiveStash library from SoftwareMansion that prevents state loss on LiveView reconnects, and José Valim himself stopping by to remind everyone that the ElixirConf US Call for Talks deadline is fast approaching, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/298 Elixir Community News https://paraxial.io/ – Paraxial.io is sponsoring today's show! Sign up for a free trial of Paraxial.io today and mention Thinking Elixir when you schedule a demo for a special offer. https://hex.pm/blog/hex-v24-released#website-redesign – The hex.pm website received a major redesign. Package pages now show the README directly, search results show more info at a glance, and the dashboard was reworked. Thanks to Paulo Valim for implementing the new design. https://x.com/hexpm/status/2039764266471784603 – The local hex package was updated to v2.4, replacing password-based authentication with an OAuth device flow and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Thinking Elixir, José Valim

Topics covered

  • Hex redesign
  • Elixir package manager
  • OAuth authentication
  • Two-factor authentication
  • Elixir community news

Keywords

  • Hex
  • Elixir
  • OAuth
  • two-factor authentication
  • LiveView
  • José Valim
  • SoftwareMansion

Sponsors

Paraxial.io

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SoftwareMansion, hex.pm, Thinking Elixir

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