[valenterry]

It is not.

The JVM is something that comes quite close actually, but it lacks a few environment features and configuration/specification options to fully cover the space that most people need, hence why everyone is using docker now. But if you think about it: most people don't really want to use docker. It's just the best option currently.

Many don't care what OS they run on, because they don't rely on any specific OS functionality. This is exactly what should be improved for running code that can operate on a higher abstraction.

[rad_gruchalski]

BEAM, the erlang vm comes even closer to that. Everything is a process and has the same semantics. Erlang and Elixir take this to their full advantage.

[valenterry]

I have little experience with BEAM, but I'm curious about it. Is there a good description of the scope of the VM and what it defines and what not?

[rad_gruchalski]

These resources are commonly recommended: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pwlvy3zz9M&t=833s, https://blog.stenmans.org/theBeamBook/, http://beam-wisdoms.clau.se/en/latest/