> But aren't they just an implementation detail, albeit a useful one?
Part of what we do in Cloud Native Buildpacks is to use the layer abstraction more aggressively to make image updating more efficient. That requires taking care with the ordering and contents of each layer, so that they can be replaced individually.
Putting it another way: we don't see the image as the unit of work and distribution. We're focused on layers as the central concept.
Part of what we do in Cloud Native Buildpacks is to use the layer abstraction more aggressively to make image updating more efficient. That requires taking care with the ordering and contents of each layer, so that they can be replaced individually.
Putting it another way: we don't see the image as the unit of work and distribution. We're focused on layers as the central concept.