The life of a game dev is tricky. You have so many ideas and tools at your disposal — but what you really want is to connect with your audience by building compelling gameplay. You’re itching to test ideas quickly, gather feedback, and grow as a developer. However,...
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Dockerfiles now Support Multiple Build Contexts
The new releases of Dockerfile 1.4 and Buildx v0.8+ come with the ability to define multiple build contexts. This means you can use files from different local directories as part of your build. Let's look at why it’s useful and how you can leverage it in your build...
Merge+Diff: Building DAGs More Efficiently and Elegantly
Guest post written by BuildKit maintainer Erik Sipsma. The Big Picture MergeOp and DiffOp are two new features released in BuildKit v0.10. These operations let you assemble container images by composing filesystems (MergeOp) and splitting them apart (DiffOp), all...
Dockershim not needed: Docker Desktop with Kubernetes 1.24+
Docker Desktop includes Kubernetes, optimized and tuned for a fast, distraction-free developer experience. We track upstream Kubernetes changes and manage Kubernetes upgrades so developers can focus on their code rather than cluster administration. Lots of people have...
DockerCon 2022 Mainstage: Exciting Keynote Talks, Speakers, and More
DockerCon 2022 is less than two weeks away on May 9th-10th! DockerCon offers a fantastic chance to engage with tens of thousands of fellow developers. We can’t wait to see what you’ve been working on. (Register here to virtually attend our interactive event.)...
Announcing Compose V2 General Availability
We’re thrilled to announce the General Availability of Docker Compose Version 2 (aka V2)! We launched the first version of Compose V2 in June of 2021. Thanks to your feedback, we’ve made numerous improvements since our initial rollout — and have seen a steady increase...
How to “Dockerize” Your Python Applications
Millions of developers use Python to build modern, scalable applications. For developers who value performance, cross-platform portability, and convenience, deploying these apps within a Docker environment can be advantageous. That said, what kinds of applications can...
Docker Captain Take 5 – Lee Calcote
Docker Captains are select members of the community that are both experts in their field and are passionate about sharing their Docker knowledge with others. “Docker Captains Take 5” is a regular blog series where we get a closer look at our Captains and ask them the...
Using Awesome-Compose to Build and Deploy Your Multi-Container Application
In my last blog, I showed you how to get up and running with Docker Desktop. While we briefly introduced you to every major component bundled within Docker Desktop, it’s now time to drill a little deeper. In this blog, you’ll learn how to use one of our most-popular...