Re:Ask HN: What tools help with Docker performance on macOS?
by ryan-duve on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @08:36PM
(#26562131)
I feel like I somehow hit the lottery with fan noises on my work issued MacBook. I got the late 2016 model, the first one with the touchbar and those horrendous clickity clackity keys, and have used it 40+ hours per week for four years.
I have probably heard the fans on it twice ever?
I use Docker to do all my Python stuff, regularly watch YouTube videos or have heavy data visualizations going, always with 2x external monitors. There literally isn't a moment 30 seconds after startup where all of the following are not open at once:
* VPN software
* Teams
* Docker running a Jupyter server
* Firefox
* Chrome
* Alfred
* ITerm
* Corporate self-service backup stuff
I used to run Virtualbox daily, but haven't since the pandemic started. I also occasionally run screen capture software, Vim, Excel/Word, Zoom, and so on. I wonder whether the model I got is just somehow more bulletproof than the earlier (and later?) models, or if what I do is just not as much as what others folks use their MacBooks for. If there's something I can tell folks about my system that will help you improve yours, let me know and I'll gladly share.
Re:Ask HN: What tools help with Docker performance on macOS?
by fiddlerINT on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @08:24PM
(#26562065)
I've read that article today. As far as I understand, the main issue with docker performance in macOS is shared file/dir sysmtems. I was hoping shared file/dir systems were the problem, so, atm, I'm testing my setup without any volumes that are read from or written to. Performanse is the same :(
I have probably heard the fans on it twice ever?
I use Docker to do all my Python stuff, regularly watch YouTube videos or have heavy data visualizations going, always with 2x external monitors. There literally isn't a moment 30 seconds after startup where all of the following are not open at once:
* VPN software
* Teams
* Docker running a Jupyter server
* Firefox
* Chrome
* Alfred
* ITerm
* Corporate self-service backup stuff
I used to run Virtualbox daily, but haven't since the pandemic started. I also occasionally run screen capture software, Vim, Excel/Word, Zoom, and so on. I wonder whether the model I got is just somehow more bulletproof than the earlier (and later?) models, or if what I do is just not as much as what others folks use their MacBooks for. If there's something I can tell folks about my system that will help you improve yours, let me know and I'll gladly share.