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The joke that I think actually explains it pretty well is that it eliminates the "well it works on _my_ machine" problem, by not just shipping the code, but shi
by ryanmcbride 6y ago
The joke that I think actually explains it pretty well is that it eliminates the "well it works on _my_ machine" problem, by not just shipping the code, but shipping the machine.
- 0xEFF 6y agoIt's also a great way to make sure your build artifacts are owned by root so you don't accidentally delete them.
- MaxBarraclough 6y ago*shipping the userland It's not the equivalent of handing over a VM image. You're still open to unintended sensitivity to kernel versions, for instance.
- ryanmcbride 6y agoI know that this joke isn't exactly what's happening. I just feel like it's a good way to explain the _idea_ of Docker to people who have no idea what it is.