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> It’s no easier to setup a Docker file than a installation shell script, even one that runs on multiple platforms. I would be very curious to see this done in
by MattGaiser 1y ago
> It’s no easier to setup a Docker file than a installation shell script, even one that runs on multiple platforms.
I would be very curious to see this done in a robust way. Bash vs PowerShell. All the various installation managers on those OS systems. Permissions as the programs will be going on the OS itself.
When I tried this, granted is a very junior developer, I did not succeed.
- rkagerer 1y agoDid it for decades before Docker was a thing. Even for projects with lots of complex dependencies, some tied into the OS. Basically you just need a well documented, thorough and up to date set of steps for setting up the environment. This is something you should still have even if using Docker. I don't knock Docker for making that easy and "tied up with a bow and ribbon" for its users (that's great!), but do agree there are times when you really don't need the extra abstraction layer.