synlogic on Nostr: Docker has many useful features. The least sexy & least unique one actually goes a ...
Docker has many useful features.
The least sexy & least unique one actually goes a long way, however: the fact that on Mac it gives you a Linux VM atop it.
Since Mac effecrively won the development laptop wars and, likewise, Linux won the the production server wars this turns out to be very convenient for minimizing differences between dev and prod deoymemts.
Mitigaring the dreaded "It works on my box!"
The least sexy & least unique one actually goes a long way, however: the fact that on Mac it gives you a Linux VM atop it.
Since Mac effecrively won the development laptop wars and, likewise, Linux won the the production server wars this turns out to be very convenient for minimizing differences between dev and prod deoymemts.
Mitigaring the dreaded "It works on my box!"