[rovr138]

> But you can simply install docker engine in wsl or in a VM on mac exactly like you would on linux (you give up maybe automatic port forwarding from the VM to your host)

and sharing files from the host, ide integration, etc.

Not that it can't be done. But doing it is not just, 'run it'. Now you manage a vm, change your workflow, etc.

[mpyne]

Of course, but that's the value-add of Docker Desktop. But you don't have to tie yourself to it, or even if you do use it for a bit to get going faster, you have a migration path open to doing it yourself should you need it.