How to Learn JavaScript

Re:How to Learn JavaScript by luxurytent on Saturday June 27, 2020 @09:07PM (#23666005)

For the longest time I thought the standard was to install stuff on Docker as root and not worry about typical permission/user idioms you'd practice on a classic box.

But now I am seeing more of this. Do you have any good links to read more about why using venv/non-root makes sense for Docker?

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Re:How to Learn JavaScript by ericol on Sunday June 28, 2020 @10:15AM (#23668820)

In my case, I think Docker voids the need for virtualenv. But a quick google search returns interesting results [1]

I do know setting up a proper user in Docker is just a couple lines away in a Dockerfile (As a matter of fact, I did that for the main app I develop).

For my other use cases, I just don't care. I'm using Docker to quickly bootstrap a Jupyter Labs environment, and I do that by sharing some confs (Like the Pip cache folder).

The caveat to this is that files I create are owned by root, but that again is just a command away for fixing (If I need it, that haven't yet).

[1] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27017715/does-virtualenv...

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Re:How to Learn JavaScript by BiteCode_dev on Sunday June 28, 2020 @10:32AM (#23668941)

Don't have a link at hand, but main reasons out of my head:

- exploits for breaking out of the container are easier to pull off if you have root access

- if the image has a system python, installing with sudo will install things in the system site-packages directory, which can cause a lot of troubles

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