meks.quest

(they/them)

Artist-engineer in flux, dancing between ink and sparkles, crafting peculiar spells with intention.

T-rex with a pumpkin basket and skull mask

about

Professional

I’m an artist-engineer crafting small, intentional systems with care and curiosity. My work lives at the intersection of elegance and precision—whether I’m building with Elixir and Phoenix, tuning my NeoVim config, or shaping focused tools that do one thing well.

I’ve presented at several Elixir conferences, where I share the joy of strange abstractions, practical design, and soft, human-centered tooling. I write to explore, speak to connect, and build to create space—for others, and for myself.

Beyond the Code

I live on the road, always moving, always learning. Queerness and transition shape how I experience the world—fluid, layered, soft at the edges, sharp at the heart. I sketch dragons in ink, I sleep beside a sparkly bumblecorn, and I write about my travels, the systems I build, and the things I notice along the way.

This site is part of the trail I leave behind. Thanks for walking through it.

Dragon digging hole next to marked treasure map

projects

Quenta

Expense sharing app prototyped with Elixir/Phoenix, and built with Svelt.

Elixir Phoenix LiveView PostgreSQL

Elixir Prototype GitHub Elixir Prototype Live

Bookshelf

A virtual library of all the books you want to keep tabs on, those sneaky buggers tend to run off in search of adventure.

Elixir Phoenix LiveView

GitHub Live

speaking

Code BEAM Europe Nov 5-6, 2025

Gleam Through Elixir Eyes: A Learning Journey

📍 Berlin, Germany

🎉 Talk Announcement

Code BEAM Europe 2025 speaker announcement featuring Meks McClure

Goatmire Sept 10-12, 2025

Resiliency: On Designing Adaptable Code and Becoming a Flexible Engineer

📍 Varberg, Sweden

🎉 Talk Announcement

ElixirConf EU 2025

LT: Resilient Code, Resilient Engineer: Lessons from Changing Requirements

📍 Krakow, Poland

📹 Video

ElixirConf EU 2024

The Bookshelf: Engage Your Users with LiveView and Tailwind CSS

📍 Lisbon, Portugal

📹 Video 📊 Speaker Deck

ElixirConf EU 2024 speaker announcement featuring Meks McClure

ElixirConf US 2023

SVG Island: Building your own charts in LiveView

📍 Orlando, Florida, USA

📹 Video

ElixirConf US 2023 speaker announcement featuring Meks McClure

ElixirConf US 2022

How to Grow Your Own Juniors: A Guide to Mentoring in an Elixir Environment

📍 Aurora, Colorado, USA

📹 Video 📊 Speaker Deck

ElixirConf US 2022 speaker announcement featuring Meks McClure

Elixir Wizards 2022

Meks McClure on Communication, Diversity, & Ergonomics

📍 Remote

📹 Video

Elixir Wizards podcast announcement featuring Meks McClure

Ghosts rising from a book next to some spooky melty candles

writing

Technical Deep Dives

In-depth explorations of Elixir, Phoenix, and LiveView concepts

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Life & Perspectives (coming July 2025)

Stories from the road, queer life, and creative coding.

*Transitioning from dev.to to this personal space

Fuel the Creative Process

If you enjoy my work and want to support my continued exploration of art, code, and creative solutions, consider sponsoring my tea obsession! Every cup of Chai helps fuel late-night coding and drawing sessions and sparks new ideas.

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