I think it's worth installing software on your OS if your situation allows for it. I mostly use PHP and NodeJS, which are easy to manage with tools like Laravel

I think it's worth installing software on your OS if your situation allows for it. I mostly use PHP and NodeJS, which are easy to manage with tools like Laravel Valet or nvm. I've been doing this for years and love it. I can imagine that if you have various difficult services to install and maintain on your main OS, using Docker is a more convenient solution.