Re:WebAssembly: Docker Without Containers
by chillfox on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @08:37AM
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"How easy were they to..."
They weren't, like at all (yes, I have tried them). The dockerfile for repeatable (enough) image builds and the simple command line for running a container without having to mess with making a config for some init system is really the killer features of docker.
Re:WebAssembly: Docker Without Containers
by ilyt on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @08:54AM
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Oh the crimes against engineering that were required to run chroots and such, I don't miss those. Even LXC/LXD was a bit janky with it desperately trying to be "light sorta VM"
They weren't, like at all (yes, I have tried them). The dockerfile for repeatable (enough) image builds and the simple command line for running a container without having to mess with making a config for some init system is really the killer features of docker.