ngrok and Go (Interview)

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. Join the discussion Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: Rollbar – Put errors in their place! Full-stack error tracking for all apps in any language. Get the Bootstrap plan free for 90 days. That’s nearly 300,000 errors tracked totally free. Members can get an extra $200 in credit. Toptal – Take control of your career and join the best at Toptal. Email Adam at adam@changelog.com for a personal introduction to our friends at Toptal. Featuring: Alan Shreve – Website, GitHub, X Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X Jerod Santo – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X Show Notes: 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!