Docker - Explain me like I'm five - What's Docker for?
But what is Docker anyway? In the simplest possible terms, how can we explain what Docker is used for?
Let's take the case of a cooking recipe as a starting point.
But what is Docker anyway? In the simplest possible terms, how can we explain what Docker is used for?
Let's take the case of a cooking recipe as a starting point.
Remember a few years ago when you wanted to learn a new programming language such as Python? What did you need before you could even start programming your first Hello World? You had to install the language on your computer; maybe you also had to get a lot of libraries/dependencies; you had to spend time configuring your machine before you could even start writing your first script.
That's all over with the advent of Docker and the concept of containers.
This time, we'll play with Python for this article. I'm discovering Python at the same time as writing this article: at this precise moment, I've never written .py
scripts.