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by dncornholio 1442 days ago
Docker hasn't solved any problem for me, so I don't see any use in using it. Meanwhile I have multiple junior devs asking me docker stuff so they can run stuff localy. When I ask them why even use docker, they always say that some tutorial told them to.

This is when I introduce them to something called VirtualBox and then their eyes go bright with wonder on how simple that works.

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> I introduce them to something called VirtualBox and then their eyes go bright with wonder on how simple that works.

Well, If I'd have a workhorse with loads of RAM... I'd still choose docker, because how FAST it starts/restarts. And because it is easy to recreate everything with docker - a VM may get messy when installing stuff for APP #1, #2, #x, "works on my machine!" etc.