I started programming when I was 7. I'm 50 now and the thing I loved has changed

Re:I started programming when I was 7. I'm 50 now and the th... by dirkc on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @12:44PM (#46963751)

> I don't personally think there is magic in building a Docker container. Call me old-fashioned.

I still vividly remember setting up gcc in a docker container to cross compile custom firmware for my cannon camera and thinking about the amount of pain my local system would have been in if I had to do all the toolchain work in my host OS. Don't know if it felt like magic, but it sure didn't hurt like the alternative!

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Re:I started programming when I was 7. I'm 50 now and the th... by alexgarden on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @01:25PM (#46964441)

For sure. Docker is rad (sorry Docker!)... all I'm saying is that I am not proud of the fact that I can do it and I don't think it moves the awesome needle - but it's still hard to get right and a pain in the ass. It's just an example of something I appreciate that I can automate now.

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