• davel@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Missing a comma: “Stop, use Docker.” But actually, use Podman.

    Relatedly, a 2019 tweet from Solomon Hykes, the creator of Docker: https://x.com/solomonstre/status/1111004913222324225

    If WASM+WASI existed in 2008, we wouldn’t have needed to created Docker. That’s how important it is. Webassembly on the server is the future of computing. A standardized system interface was the missing link. Let’s hope WASI is up to the task!

    I think WASM/WASI still has a ways to go before that’s realistic, but I’d keep an eye on them for the future.

      • davel@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        5 months ago

        If you’re thinking in terms of JavaScript, then you must not be aware that WASM/WASI is a vastly more ambitious project than you know.

          • davel@lemmy.mlEnglish
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            5 months ago

            I think the very long-term goal is for it to be the universal virtual machine, for all front-ends and all back-ends, and for all popular programming languages. And given that its status on the browser has already been secured, I don’t think it’s impossible for the long-term vision to be reached, eventually.

    • Daniel Quinn@lemmy.caEnglish
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      5 months ago

      As someone who has used and loved Docker since 2015, but never used Podman, can you explain the difference and why I might want to make the switch?

      • davel@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        5 months ago

        From a practical standpoint I’m really not qualified recommend one over the other, but the licensing is different. Podman also seems to be more “open source-y,” but I’m going on vibes here; perhaps someone more knowledgeable can elucidate.

        • Feathercrown@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          5 months ago

          Why would you recommend people make the effort to switch to Podman if you can’t name any benefits of doing so?

    • meliaesc@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      I honestly and truly don’t want to spend time relearning another system like this, especially one without decades of documentation and support available.

      • davel@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        5 months ago

        Depending on how old you are, eventually that choice may no longer be up to you.

        • meliaesc@lemmy.world
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          5 months ago

          My plan is to burn out soon, and work on projects for fun/side jobs. Corporate world has absolutely vacuumed my life long passion in the past 5 years.