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> To those suggesting it, Docker is great but you're still dealing with a package manager inside Docker, so that's a moot point. Package manager/dependency man
by devy 8y ago
> To those suggesting it, Docker is great but you're still dealing with a package manager inside Docker, so that's a moot point.
Package manager/dependency manager is must for any sort of mature mass production coding environment (e.g. cargo for Rust, Maven for Java etc.) Docker doesn't solve all that but at least you are doing it only once and replicate easily and predictably. And a lot of times you can reuse Docker images built by someone else.
- mikepurvis 8y agoIf the "built by someone else" docker container contains a bunch of incomprehensible hacks or black magic, then you're really just handing yourself a nightmare down the road when it comes time to update that thing or apply security fixes.