Is Docker Still Relevant?

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[DK-oxze]

I see docker in almost all projects these days. It's still quite popular.

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🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:

00:07 🐳 Docker gained popularity a decade ago but faces questions about its relevance in today's container ecosystem.
01:16 📦 Docker consists of the client, daemon, and registries, with Docker Hub being a commonly used registry.
01:54 🏗️ Docker commands include pull (image download), build (image creation), and run (container startup).
02:49 🔄 Docker has transitioned towards open standards like OCI, allowing alternative clients, runtimes, and registries.
03:17 ❓ Docker's future is uncertain as new container technologies and tools emerge, potentially replacing Docker in the ecosystem.

[wangyichen]

I usually use my company’s computer to watch your videos and I can’t leave comments because I don’t login. So I use my phone to search your channel and followed you. I really want to say your videos are sososo good!!! Makes my understanding about different concepts better. Thank you so much! You are the best teacher❤

[TheRedDaren]

Moral of the story: Don't embrace open standards and lock everything down under proprietary technology for maximum relevance

[SecretEyeSpot]

for self taught devs. Docker makes great training wheels for software engineering. Prior to attempting use with it I had no recourse for containerizing, managing runtime environments, or even simply understanding secured components for microservices when developing applications. I'm curious for an alternative

[MrEW]

Of course docker still matter. I would not want to install Kubernetes just to run 2 or 3 small containers.

[naushad]

docker is pretty handy for small to medium scale applications.

[seangayle]

I really like how you presented facts and didn’t make any personal opinions or speculate on Docker’s future.

Well done. I look forward to more insights from you

[gregpetrov]

Your every video is fantastic in terms of visual performance and explanation! Thank you very much.

[manofacertainrage]

Containers will probably be useful for the foreseeable future. Docker Desktop still provides the easiest environment to produce and test containers, but licensing changes have motivated companies to look at other container solutions. Ease of use includes running a container in a container and easily setting up a container to run as a service. The major contenders aren't there yet - AFAIK.

[onionsandwich]

If it happens, it's unfortunate to see a company with a mission to contribute to building being dismantled.

[imichael.]

I've been hearing this for years and yet Docker containers and Docker Desktop continue to be the de-facto tools used in Silicon Valley and beyond. Very few companies are deploying LXC containers or using Redhat toolchain in our industry relative to Docker. Congrats on getting me to click the video though!

[thenaman]

I use orbstack a lot on mac. It takes lesser ram and spins the containers much faster. So I agree that the ecosystem is now making the docker itself obsolete

[MrAwesomeAsian]

Savage to upload this during Dockercon. I respect the real talk though, the very pragmatic view is exactly why I keep with the newsletter.

[catcatcatcatcatcatcatcatcatca]

If docker relevancy is replaced by OCI-relevancy, I don’t think it makes a practical difference for most people involved. What’s the difference between using podman to build and run a docker-image, to using podman to build and run another container image that uses the same standard?

[dawnpeace]

this is my go to tech info other than fireship

[shadowslayerhero]

would appreciate a video about Kubernetes :)

[fanghaoluo]

this is an interesting topic. Open standard vs. proprietary protocols. Can we have a vid to chat deeper about this? And horizontally, what similar things have happened in software industry

[maheshk]

He talks like a robot but it actually brings clarity and helps focus on the content. Thanks for the efforts of teaching the topic to us.

[toshvelaga]

Great video! Personally hate working with docker, however, it seems to be extremely popular if you are doing any sort of machine learning inference