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> Docker is about running multiple things on the same server Or about running a single thing on multiple servers. Or providing a temporary runtime with languag
by capableweb 6y ago
> Docker is about running multiple things on the same server
Or about running a single thing on multiple servers. Or providing a temporary runtime with language/lib/software X preinstalled. Or to facilitate easier testing.
In the end, many people use containers for many different reasons. There isn't a single "This is what docker is for", although people tend to shove containers into places that might not be 100% suitable for containers.
- sdfhbdf 6y ago> There isn't a single "This is what docker is for" 100% this. Choosing the right tool for the job, that's what distinguishes developers from engineers in my opinion. There is place for almost every tool be it leftpad npm package or running go on bare metal. Most sensationalist articles, "Why we don't use [popular tool]" just seem to have usecase that doesn't fit this particular tool.