Alan Shreve, creator of the beloved ngrok, joined the show to talk about ngrok — what it is, why it exists, why he wrote it in Go, and ultimately why 1.0 is open source but 2.0 is not.

Alan Shreve, creator of the beloved ngrok, joined the show to talk about ngrok — what it is, why it exists, why he wrote it in Go, and ultimately why 1.0 is open source but 2.0 is not.

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Featuring





Alan Shreve – Twitter, GitHub, Website

Adam Stacoviak – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website

Jerod Santo – Twitter, GitHub

Notes and Links

Alan Shreve (@inconshreveable) on Twitter
inconshreveable.com (Alan’s personal website)
ngrok Homepage
What’s new in ngrok 2.0?
Equinox: Package & Distribute Your Go Apps

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Twitter Mentions