Docker is a popular tool for deploying software in containers. It’s not dead yet, but this entertaining piece tells of repeated failures. Featuring:
Docker Issue: Breaking changes and regressions
The debacle of Overlay
Bonus: The worldwide docker outage (“a 7 hours interplanetary outage”)
Docker Registry Issue: Abandon and Extinguish
Docker Issue: The release cycle
- Abandon whatever exists
- Make new stuff and release
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Ignore existing users and retro compatibility
A Personal Opinion
Docker is gaining momentum … The docker hype is not only a technological liability any more, it has evolved into a sociological problem as well.
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Judging by the past history of Docker, we can approximate that anything made by Docker has a half-life of about 1 year. There will usually be a replacement available, that is not fully compatible with what it’s supposed to replace, and may or may not run on the same ecosystem (if at all).
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