Docker

Ever since I started hearing about Docker, I keep thinking it's a solution in search of a problem. OK, it's a virtualization technology that doesn't require you to install a guest OS, which is cool, I think, but the configuration needed to get apps installed is every bit as complicated that installing a virtualization engine (VitualBox, Parallels, VMware Fusion) and putting an OS on it. Yes, it's cool to see a non-Mac app running "natively" on Mac hardware, but if the app is the thing (and in Docker, that's the whole point), then I can put up a virtual machine, OS and app in less time than it takes me to put up a Docker registry item, download it and maintain it. If your thing is microservices, then Docker may be a good choice, but then why use a Mac? This is not a review, but a comment and question. Technology for technology's sake, it seems...

Ever since I started hearing about Docker, I keep thinking it's a solution in search of a problem. OK, it's a virtualization technology that doesn't require you to install a guest OS, which is cool, I think, but the configuration needed to get apps installed is every bit as complicated that installing a virtualization engine (VitualBox, Parallels, VMware Fusion) and putting an OS on it. Yes, it's cool to see a non-Mac app running "natively" on Mac hardware, but if the app is the thing (and in Docker, that's the whole point), then I can put up a virtual machine, OS and app in less time than it takes me to put up a Docker registry item, download it and maintain it. If your thing is microservices, then Docker may be a good choice, but then why use a Mac? This is not a review, but a comment and question. Technology for technology's sake, it seems...

Love to use this application for testing purposes. It's complicated for newcomers, but extremely useful for advanced users.