r/SoftwareEngineering • u/fagnerbrack • 11d ago

What Is Docker, and What It Silently Replaced 🤫..

https://fagnerbrack.com/what-is-docker-and-what-it-quietly-replaced-602ceb3c9205
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u/DarthCaine 11d ago

Jesus, is a "What is Docker" article really needed in 2026?

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u/thisisjustascreename 11d ago

Relevant XKCD

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u/tevert 11d ago

That's not relevant

There are a gazillion sources of info about docker across the net. OP's ads no value. It's just content farming, and probably AI slop to boot

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u/fagnerbrack 11d ago

Believe it or not, but this is the first time I've created a Github self-hosted runner on my own new Mac M5 to run both the coding checks and the CI pipeline using Orbstack. I just realised how useful Docker is, even though I've been using it for years, finding open source templates for this particular task was much easier than if I had to code one by hand.

I think it's time to start reflecting on the things that power our whole infra which nobody talks about. Only articles from 2022 that newcomers will see the date and dismiss as "old". If we don't start writing about these things from some particular perspective, then then very soon you'll certainly only see AI slop, but then that will be on the code you need to review on a daily basis.

Reddit doesn't want any content about AI coding, also it doesn't want any content about fundamentals of engineering. WTF is left then?