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by crazysmoove 2996 days ago
No. Java's "write once, run anywhere" promise is that you would not have to re-compile your source code to target different architectures like you do with C or C++. Docker's promise is that you don't have to rely on external things like databases, filesystem details, and other things _outside your program_ being in place across environments. Same idea, different levels of abstraction.