Basically Everyone Should Be Avoiding Docker
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Basically Everyone Should Be Avoiding Docker
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Re: Basically Everyone Should Be Avoiding Docker
#2I like docker because it makes it super easy to try out apps that I don’t necessarily know that I want and I can just delete it.
I’m also confused about the claim that there is no config file… everyone I know uses docker compose, that’s really the only right way to use docker, using a single docker command is for testing or something, if you’re actually using the app long term, use docker compose. Also most apps I use do have a specific place you can set for configuration in the docker compose file.
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#3This has rather strong “old man yelling at clouds” vibes.
OP: Learn docker and it stops being an “impenetrable wall.” Face it, you don’t want to use docker (or podman) because you are set in your ways. That’s fine, but it is not an argument for anyone else.
Re: Basically Everyone Should Be Avoiding Docker
#4I like docker because it makes it super easy to try out apps that I don’t necessarily know that I want and I can just delete it. I’m also confused about the claim that there is no config file… everyone I know uses docker compose, that’s really the only right way to use docker, using a single docker command is for testing or something, if you’re actually using the app long term, use docker compose. Also most apps I us…
it really does allow easy setup with compose, multiple containers, different versions, etc. I have been setting up linux servers and desktops for decades but docker made it way easier for a lot of things
I still have email server setups I would never dare try to touch with docker, but I know it is possible
like a lot of things it has its uses and it's really good at what it does
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#5"Everyone else needs to learn and use Linux so I don't have to learn Docker"
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#6"Everyone else needs to learn and use Linux so I don't have to learn Docker"
Kinda. Yeah. Ignorance really isn't a virtue, and at some point bending over backwards to support people that don't want to learn things is counterproductive.
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#7> It’s no easier to setup a Docker file than a installation shell script, even one that runs on multiple platforms.
I would be very curious to see this done in a robust way. Bash vs PowerShell. All the various installation managers on those OS systems. Permissions as the programs will be going on the OS itself.
When I tried this, granted is a very junior developer, I did not succeed.
Re: Basically Everyone Should Be Avoiding Docker
#8This has rather strong “old man yelling at clouds” vibes. OP: Learn docker and it stops being an “impenetrable wall.” Face it, you don’t want to use docker (or podman) because you are set in your ways. That’s fine, but it is not an argument for anyone else.
Agreed. Stopped reading after "or containerization more generally"
Re: Basically Everyone Should Be Avoiding Docker
#9This has rather strong “old man yelling at clouds” vibes. OP: Learn docker and it stops being an “impenetrable wall.” Face it, you don’t want to use docker (or podman) because you are set in your ways. That’s fine, but it is not an argument for anyone else.
OP's YT is full-on "old man yelling at clouds" https://www.youtube.com/c/lukesmithxyz
Re: Basically Everyone Should Be Avoiding Docker
#10This has rather strong “old man yelling at clouds” vibes. OP: Learn docker and it stops being an “impenetrable wall.” Face it, you don’t want to use docker (or podman) because you are set in your ways. That’s fine, but it is not an argument for anyone else.
When I encounter a README/INSTALL that advises Docker, I start to suspect that the package is a mess. I'm sure there are legitimate usages within enterprise-y scenarios, but it has commonly become a way to paper over other issues.