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The WSL 2 version of Docker is a very fast and solid experience for Windows users.

• symlinkk 6y ago
  Isn’t WSL2 just a VM? No more special kernel subsystem trickery? In that case it should be almost exactly the same as the macOS version of Docker.
  • cpuguy83 6y ago
    Except hyper-v is a very mature hypervisor, and supports thing like dynamic memory allocation for VM's.
  • pjmlp 6y ago
    Yes, but Hyper-V is a type 1 hypervisor, WSL runs alongside Windows, not on top of it. Plus Windows also has containers, Docker is only using WSL for Linux images, Windows containers are used for Windows images. And on Windows Server the containers can run directly on top of Hyper-V as well.
    • johnnycerberus 6y ago
      We had painful experiences with Windows containers, from being incapable to run CUDA through it to solutions that are not battle-tested and an ecosystem that is not as matured as the Linux one.