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I do not dislike the product, but the way it was glorified way beyond its value. And that created a hype of misunderstanding, that made our (developers) life more miserable...
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
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I've been amazed at the hype around and promotion of Docker, and despite friends of mine being enthusiastic about it (whilst not, it appears, actually using it) I haven't been able to think of a single use case for the environments I work in that isn't already covered by existing VM products.
EG: One environment I'm developing for is already running virtualised servers, so what do I gain by taking the processes I'm currently running on one of those ( a web-app based front end to a MS-SQL back end, built with web2py/Bootstrap etc ) and putting them in another - albeit light - layer of virtualisation. Given that I cannot then run my IDE in that container, I still need to maintain a host machine to allow me to work on the code. It's not clear that a Docker instance can easily communicate with MS-SQL running elsewhere.
I keep thinking I must be missing something - can anyone tell me what it is, because I can't see any gains in that environment from using Docker.
Other stuff I work on requires physical access to devices...
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Given that I cannot then run my IDE in that container
Why is that? My team works in a Docker environment, and we all run an IDE. When a new guy arrives in the team, he just runs a "docker pull" from our registry and he's up and running with everything installed in a matter of minutes.
Docker has clearly been overhyped, and we all lived our daily lives without it, but I see a lot of developers who don't make an effort to understand what it is, and most importantly what it is not, and then call it garbage.
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Interesting - espcially given the convoluted explanation I read hereabouts of how to get Netbeans to work in a docker container!
I'm no expert on Docker I freely admit, but what do I gain from putting my dev environment into a docker container that I don't get from just using a conventional VM - especially when I want access to physcal devices such as tills, sensors, remote servers etc.
I can see use cases for small, independent server apps where you might need to spin up extra instances to improve load handling or to increase capacity. Or for starting up small web-based services quickly, being able to relocate them to other hardwre for failover etc, but I get all that already with existing VM technology...
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it is rubbish, I just can't see how I could make effective use of it.
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Mike Winiberg wrote: I'm not saying it is rubbish,
But you can. 
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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In my case I don't have Windows 10!
I may not be that good looking, or athletic, or funny, or talented, or smart
I forgot where I was going with this but I do know I love bacon!
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Me neither... Not that I got how it is connected to Docker...
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
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My understanding is that it requires Windows *+
I may not be that good looking, or athletic, or funny, or talented, or smart
I forgot where I was going with this but I do know I love bacon!
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No. It can be run or Linux or Mac too... However for windows you need 64 bit with virtualization and 7 or better...
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
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I tried installing Docker, several times and nothing happened; no warnings, no errors, nothing so I started doing research and found that it required 8 or better. If this is not the case maybe I just tried to install the wrong product?
I may not be that good looking, or athletic, or funny, or talented, or smart
I forgot where I was going with this but I do know I love bacon!
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To be honest - never installed it on Windows... only from the installation instructions understood that it goes with 7 too... however the procedure is different as much as I understand...
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
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Hmm I'll investigate further, got a lot on my plate right now though. Thanks
I may not be that good looking, or athletic, or funny, or talented, or smart
I forgot where I was going with this but I do know I love bacon!
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It needs Windows 10 Pro. I did ask the guy (forgot his name) who wrote the introductory article to add this information, but never got an acknowledgement of my message.
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There are several solution to run Docker... The new one (Docker for Windows) needs Windows 10 or 2016 (it is actually built in since 14393)... However there is the Docker Toolbox (older) that can go for older Windows (back to 7)
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
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Getting Started With Docker[^]
This?
You right - the version the article points to, needs 10 and Pro and 64 and VT...
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
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Who decides what us ignoramuses must understand?
A wunderbar "container" of crappy code is still crappy code.
"(I) am amazed to see myself here rather than there ... now rather than then".
― Blaise Pascal
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I asked my friend to book tickets for a movie today.
I just noticed, He had messaged me this:
We got 6:45pm & 7:00pm shows. What's your preference?
This reminds me of two things.
1.The useless dialog prompts dumb softwares pop up.
2.The slacking developers, who doesnt want to get something done on time.
Will drop a question while leaving for the day.
Next day when I assume the work is done, he would continue from the question. 
For the original movie timing options my friend gave, I replied:
"Mate, this is so unfortunate. Please see if there's a show available @ 6:47 or 6:48, else lets drop the plan"
Full Reset
modified 3-Oct-18 5:56am.
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CP2018 wrote: We got 6:45pm & 7:00pm shows
Here in the UK it would be "We have 2pm today or 8pm next week".
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lol
Full Reset
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Be grateful you're not in the Channel Islands:
From April to October, the cinema shows three or four current film releases a month, but in the winter, when fewer visitors are around, the number drops to two or three a month.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Ever got anyone reply back "go whenever you want - I've already seen it"?
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lol , I might reply this to my wife.
Full Reset
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I want a wireless mouse and I doubt between:
A) Logitech MX master 2S
B) Logitech MX anywhere 2S
No need to travel with it.
I use to put my hand on the table and move the mouse with my fingers.
I know this is very personal and so, but I'm curious about it...
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Not the first one.
I'd rather be phishing!
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I use Logitech M187s. I have had several over the years. (I currently have 3 operational, one more yet to be unpackaged.) I mouse with fingertips, forearm and heel of the hand resting on the desk. The M187 is small and light, ideal for fingertip use. Also compact enough to use on a thigh, armrest, whatever, when on the move.
My personal 2c worth...
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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