Why would anyone choose Docker over fat binaries?

Posted by mitchpron on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @03:27PM
from the smashcompany.com dept.

http://www.smashcompany.com/technology/why-would-anyone-choose-docker-over-fat-binaries

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Re:Why would anyone choose Docker over fat binaries? by thecupisblue on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @03:40PM (#15553398)

Just a sidenote, a part of this article reminded me of the RFC2110 - The naming of hosts, an old april fools RFC.

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2100

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Re:Why would anyone choose Docker over fat binaries? by icedchai on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @06:49PM (#15554969)

I wondered this myself 2 years ago and went with fat binaries (uber jars, actually.) Unfortunately fat binaries aren't an option for many languages...

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