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0 pointsyjftsjthsd-h5y ago0 comments

Okay, I know how docker can mean containers, and I agree that Dockerfiles are quite similar to makefiles, but how does docker relate to source control?

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m4635y ago

Docker keeps a history of changes to the container with layers, and you might arguably treat it like version control.

maybe "docker history" ~ "git log"?? tags=branches?

Docker isn't one thing, so it's ALL grey. It's not really make. It's not really a vm. It's not really even reproducible.

One thing is for certain - it's hard to describe docker to new folks so they get it. "it's sort of like netflix, for cows, but in space..."

Denvercoder95y ago

That's the most insane use of Docker I've ever heard of.

m4635y ago

I'm not saying people use it for vc, it's how docker works. It optimizes your containers using layers and if you do "FROM ubuntu:18.04" in 3 dockerfiles, you only have one copy of the ubuntu stuff.

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m4635y ago

Docker keeps a history of changes to the container with layers, and you might arguably treat it like version control.

maybe "docker history" ~ "git log"?? tags=branches?

Docker isn't one thing, so it's ALL grey. It's not really make. It's not really a vm. It's not really even reproducible.

One thing is for certain - it's hard to describe docker to new folks so they get it. "it's sort of like netflix, for cows, but in space..."

Denvercoder95y ago

That's the most insane use of Docker I've ever heard of.

m4635y ago

I'm not saying people use it for vc, it's how docker works. It optimizes your containers using layers and if you do "FROM ubuntu:18.04" in 3 dockerfiles, you only have one copy of the ubuntu stuff.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse