[antonvs]

> I've always found it frustrating that such an ecosystem was built around docker when it could have been done with VMs all along.

I think you underestimate the issues with that. Why do you think VM companies haven't jumped on this bandwagon?

The closest thing I see to that are the restricted micro-VMs like Firecracker. And a big part of the reason they exist is to support the needs of containers.