Since its introduction at PyCon in 2013, Docker has changed the way the world develops applications. And over the last 7 years, we’ve loved watching developers - new and seasoned - bring their ideas to life with Docker. As is our tradition in the Docker community, we...
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Helping You and Your Development Team Build and Ship Faster
I remember the first time one of my co-workers told me about Docker. There is a longer story behind it, but it ended with “it was so easy and saved me so much time.” That compelled me to install Docker and try it for myself. Yup, she was right. Easy, simple,...
Helping Developers Simplify Apps, Toolchains, and Open Source
It’s been an exciting four months since we announced that Docker is refocusing on developers. We have spent much of that time listening to you, our developer community, in meetups, on GitHub, through social media, with our Docker Captains, and in face-to-face...
Changes to dockerproject.org APT and YUM repositories
While many people know about Docker, not that many know its history and where it came from. Docker was started as a project in the dotCloud company, founded by Solomon Hykes, which provided a PaaS solution. The project became so successful that dotCloud renamed itself...
5 Software Development Predictions for 2020
Photo by Jamie Street on Unsplash To kick off the new year, we sat down with Docker CEO Scott Johnston and asked him what the future holds for software development. Here are his 2020 predictions and trends to keep an eye on. Existing Code and Apps...
Containers Today Recap: The Future of the Developer Journey
There was amazing attendance at Containers Today in Stockholm a couple of weeks ago. For those who were unable to make it, here is a quick overview of what I talked about at the event in my session around the future of the developer journey. Before we talk about what...
Docker’s Next Chapter: Advancing Developer Workflows for Modern Apps
Today we start the next chapter in the Docker story, one that’s focused on developers. That we have the opportunity to write this next chapter is thanks to you, our community, for without you we wouldn’t be here. And while our focus on developers builds on recent...
Developing Docker-Powered Apps on Windows with WSL 2
WSL 2 is Microsoft’s second take on shipping a Linux Kernel with Windows that includes a full fledged virtual machine. It was only natural that Docker would embrace this change and ship a Docker Desktop for Windows version that runs on WSL 2. In this blog, I’ll show you an example of how to develop Docker-powered applications using the Docker Desktop WSL 2 Tech Preview.
Write Maintainable Integration Tests with Docker
The popularity of microservices and the use of third-party services for non-business critical features has drastically increased the number of integrations that make up the modern application. All of these integration points require different layers of testing.