Docker Desktop for Mac (Apple Silicon)

Re:Docker Desktop for Mac (Apple Silicon) by 1_player on Friday April 16, 2021 @06:20AM (#26831996)

Cross-compiling isn't fun. If my next startup is powered by a high performance C++ core that it's built on x86, you bet I'm going to run it on x86 instead of trying to cross-compile it for ARM, for which benefit by the way?

Idem if I run ARM locally, I'll deploy on ARM.

Of course this does not apply to interpreted languages or any of the modern languages (Go, Rust, Zig) that make cross compiling _somewhat_ easier.

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Re:Docker Desktop for Mac (Apple Silicon) by appletrotter on Friday April 16, 2021 @08:08AM (#26832851)

a lot of tech stacks aren’t going to require cross compiling though

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Re:Docker Desktop for Mac (Apple Silicon) by 1_player on Friday April 16, 2021 @10:28AM (#26834307)

To be honest I think the desktop question is misleading. x86 to most is a known quantity, there is very few specific reasons to choose ARM instead of x86.

But if desktop ARM becomes commonplace, it's a good indicator that ARM is finally competitive for "serious" workloads, and people might invest in it more.

As thing stands right now and IMO, it's getting there but Apple having M1 is not enough for me, as CTO, to look into ARM servers, if not as a curiosity.

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Re:Docker Desktop for Mac (Apple Silicon) by aidos on Friday April 16, 2021 @04:14PM (#26838562)

Depends what your developers are running internally. If they’re already on macs, some will be on M1s soon, and then you’ll have little choice.

I’d wager that right now the M1s are about the most bang for buck you can get on desktop machines.

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