Re:A new upstream project to break up Docker into independen...
by chii on Friday April 21, 2017 @01:55AM
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> what half the new features even do
if you don't currently use any of these new features, and can't work out what they do, perhaps you really don't need them. Therefore, ignoring it and continuing on is the best cause of action. It's not docker team's responsibility to educate you!
Re:A new upstream project to break up Docker into independen...
by elfchief on Friday April 21, 2017 @02:48AM
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Well, sure, you can make that assertion, but when you have someone that is a) already pretty familiar with the technology, b) continuously keeping track of the product for years, and c) goes out of their way to try to educate themselves... and that person still feels kind of lost... sure, you could put all the blame on them, but that seems a bit disingenuous.
(Or you could make the assertion that I'm just an idiot, but my career suggests otherwise.)
Re:A new upstream project to break up Docker into independen...
by throwaway2048 on Friday April 21, 2017 @07:24AM
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Actually it is their responsibility to educate you. What do you think documentation does exactly?
This.
I was a very early proponent of docker, and have been using it continuously since the very early versions. I read the release notes and most weeks I read the weekly email newsletter, and I still don't really have a clue where Docker is going, what its current status is (as far as how the various pieces fit together, etc) or what half the new features even do.
The docker team's communication is really poor, and their documentation seems even worse, unless I'm missing some oracle somewhere that fills in all the details that the actual documentation leaves out...