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Goodbye Docker: Purging Is Such Sweet Sorrow

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Re: Goodbye Docker: Purging Is Such Sweet Sorrow

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Post by rat9988 »

jasonpeacock wrote: post #4

> was likely due to a script that had got out of hand starting up too many containers. So there wasn't any actual problem with Docker, it was the OP's own problem that they "solved" by switching container platforms instead of just fixing their own buggy script?

>Anyway, I didn’t necessarily blame Docker for it, but it did add force to an argument I’d heard before:

Why does Docker need a daemon at all?

Re: Goodbye Docker: Purging Is Such Sweet Sorrow

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Post by jasonvorhe »

nullwasamistake wrote: post #10

Docker is the Myspace of container engines. It's stupidly unreliable, at least on MacOs. I've resorted to running system prune every week or so to keep it from getting totally out of control. Reminds me of NPM and rm-rfing node_modules on every build. I can't wait till something comes along to replace it.

I've been using latest Docker, sometimes with the bundled Kubernetes on macOS for years without such issues.

Of course it's still just a Linux VM.

Re: Goodbye Docker: Purging Is Such Sweet Sorrow

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Post by meddlepal »

gorm wrote: post #8
meddlepal wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I facepalmed when I read that... This is an all too common problem in development and it's made me very skeptical of coworkers at times who use it "X technology doesn't work or X is garbage" as a justification to switch technologies or spend time prototyping several alternatives. I'm not gonna say Docker is a perfect tool by any stretch either.

It was on his home servers and he got a valid point regarding redundant daemon in docker. So I don't understand why you facepalm because its not your business what he runs at home or how he rocks his boat.

I'm facepalming because he literally went through all the effort to replace Docker without fixing the underlying problem which is his script.

At a minimum it means he doesn't understand how his own code works which is going to be problematic if your career involves coding.

The "it's none of your business" argument falls flat the moment you decide to broadcast to the entire world what you're doing and then get it onto a the front page of a website known for debating the content of said articles.

Re: Goodbye Docker: Purging Is Such Sweet Sorrow

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Post by toredash »

meddlepal wrote: post #18
gorm wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It was on his home servers and he got a valid point regarding redundant daemon in docker. So I don't understand why you facepalm because its not your business what he runs at home or how he rocks his boat.

I'm facepalming because he literally went through all the effort to replace Docker without fixing the underlying problem which is his script. At a minimum it means he doesn't understand how his own code works which is going to be problematic if your career involves coding. The "it's none of your business" argument falls flat the moment you decide to broadcast to the entire world what you're doing and then get it onto…

> I'm facepalming because he literally went through all the effort to replace Docker without fixing the underlying problem which is his script.

Well, he didn't say that the reoccurring problem came back, so maybe it was Docker after all?

Either way, I agree somewhat #facepalm

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