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Meh. 1) Take any trending tech, write a cynical piece about it. 2) Post to Hacker News 3) Repost to Hacker News 4) Rake in the internet points. Improved exper

Meh. 1) Take any trending tech, write a cynical piece about it. 2) Post to Hacker News 3) Repost to Hacker News 4) Rake in the internet points. Improved experience? No. Suggested alternatives? No. Made the world a better place? No. Helped original OSS authors out? No. Had Fun? Maybe.

coldtea 10y ago
>Improved experience? No. Suggested alternatives? No. Made the world a better place? No. Helped original OSS authors out? No. Sometimes pointing the idiocy in a new development (and the IT world is a set of one BS snake-oil cure after another with some decent technology slowly progressing intermingled) is enough to make the world a better place.
Xylakant 10y ago
Docker is a well funded enterprise, they can stand a little ridicule - especially when it points out existing, as of yet unsolved issues. You may dislike the form in which the message was delivered but a farce can be quite educational while still being funny.
- cbHXBY1D 10y ago
  This isn't even a critique/ridicule of Docker. It's an explanation of the technologies and names used in the satirical video. The author, Ian, actually does a great job of explaining Docker and it's use in this post.
ozkatz 10y ago
Actually the video's OP also released this: http://slides.com/nukemberg/docker-the-fine-print#/ http://slides.com/nukemberg/docker-the-fine-print#/ which is highly educational and recommended
- snaky 10y ago
  Oh well. He released it on hipsterish javascript-driven trendy-fonts-everywhere fancy-navigation site-nobody-knows-about instead of just make a darn PDF.
  - bsg75 10y ago
    Maybe because it was created as a presentation and the author shared his slides for everyone's benefit.
hobs 10y ago
https://www.manning.com/books/docker-in-practice?a_bid=e0d48f62&a_aid=zwischenzugs https://www.manning.com/books/docker-in-practice?a_bid=e0d48... Wrote a book about how to use docker effectively that you can see at the bottom of the post? Yes. Didnt read the article and came to HN to make a pithy post? Yes. Achieved the goal intended. Not really.
crdoconnor 10y ago
>Made the world a better place? It makes developers just a little more skeptical of the latest hot new thing it probably has made the world a better place. Today's overhyped technology is tomorrow's legacy garbage.
neokya 10y ago
If you understand German, this video is not fun at all. I can't follow what's written in subtitle. I really tried hard, but no - my mind doesn't follow subtitle. What's the point of doing so with audible audio?
- cariaso 10y ago
  For those who don't speak German, hearing the tone of voice is part of the joke. For some comments he's angry, for some he's defeated. Body language alone would capture some of that, but the tone is quite helpful.
the_duke 10y ago
You must be fun at a party...
GrumpyYoungMan 10y ago
> Take any trending tech, write a cynical piece about it. I think you misunderstand the situation. Ian Miell, the author of the blog post, wrote an analysis and explanation of a joke video created by someone else, Avishai Ish-Shalom. Not being familiar with Docker, I found Ian's explanation and honest acknowledgement of its downsides and limitations to be very informative.

coldtea 10y ago

>Improved experience? No. Suggested alternatives? No. Made the world a better place? No. Helped original OSS authors out? No. Sometimes pointing the idiocy in a new development (and the IT world is a set of one BS snake-oil cure after another with some decent technology slowly progressing intermingled) is enough to make the world a better place.

Xylakant 10y ago

Docker is a well funded enterprise, they can stand a little ridicule - especially when it points out existing, as of yet unsolved issues. You may dislike the form in which the message was delivered but a farce can be quite educational while still being funny.

cbHXBY1D 10y ago
This isn't even a critique/ridicule of Docker. It's an explanation of the technologies and names used in the satirical video. The author, Ian, actually does a great job of explaining Docker and it's use in this post.

ozkatz 10y ago

Actually the video's OP also released this: http://slides.com/nukemberg/docker-the-fine-print#/ http://slides.com/nukemberg/docker-the-fine-print#/ which is highly educational and recommended

snaky 10y ago
Oh well. He released it on hipsterish javascript-driven trendy-fonts-everywhere fancy-navigation site-nobody-knows-about instead of just make a darn PDF.
- bsg75 10y ago
  Maybe because it was created as a presentation and the author shared his slides for everyone's benefit.

hobs 10y ago

https://www.manning.com/books/docker-in-practice?a_bid=e0d48f62&a_aid=zwischenzugs https://www.manning.com/books/docker-in-practice?a_bid=e0d48... Wrote a book about how to use docker effectively that you can see at the bottom of the post? Yes. Didnt read the article and came to HN to make a pithy post? Yes. Achieved the goal intended. Not really.

crdoconnor 10y ago

>Made the world a better place? It makes developers just a little more skeptical of the latest hot new thing it probably has made the world a better place. Today's overhyped technology is tomorrow's legacy garbage.

neokya 10y ago

If you understand German, this video is not fun at all. I can't follow what's written in subtitle. I really tried hard, but no - my mind doesn't follow subtitle. What's the point of doing so with audible audio?

cariaso 10y ago
For those who don't speak German, hearing the tone of voice is part of the joke. For some comments he's angry, for some he's defeated. Body language alone would capture some of that, but the tone is quite helpful.

the_duke 10y ago

You must be fun at a party...

GrumpyYoungMan 10y ago

> Take any trending tech, write a cynical piece about it. I think you misunderstand the situation. Ian Miell, the author of the blog post, wrote an analysis and explanation of a joke video created by someone else, Avishai Ish-Shalom. Not being familiar with Docker, I found Ian's explanation and honest acknowledgement of its downsides and limitations to be very informative.