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Just out of curiosity, can't this be implemented with `nvm` and some sand boxing? Why did you choose to use docker?
by caffinatedmonk 10y ago
Just out of curiosity, can't this be implemented with `nvm` and some sand boxing? Why did you choose to use docker?
- diggan 10y agoYes, it can indeed. I have three reasons for not doing it though. The first is that nvm is nodejs specific and since I knew I wanted it to eventually work with multiple languages, nvm is out. Second is that docker has a API I can work with (via Dockerode in this case), makes it easier to use/debug and such. Third is the easy of isolation. It's basically what docker is about while nvm is more for just managing versions. I still use nvm locally, when developing. But when I want to rapidly test in multiple versions, I use docker with autochecker.