The blog post starts by identifying what are the different teams in software development and what each team does or is responsible for. It also talks about how what the development team does might be counterintuitive to what the DevOps team does and create problems for the two teams. An example of such a case would be when the development team adds a new feature because the new feature might affect the stability of the code by breaking the code which leads to problems for the DevOps team. The blog post also talks about what is Docker and containerization. It defines both terms and lists the benefits and features of both. It also talks about how Docker and containerization can solve problems that arose when we use virtual machines. For example, Docker can have faster build and testing times. Then, the blog identifies and talks about the different parts of the Docker architecture. In the post, it identified that Docker is composed of four components: images, containers, registries, and the Docker engine. The post defines each term and what each one does. The rest of the post talks about the components of the Docker Engine (such as the daemon, how to submit requests to said daemon…etc.) and why we should use docker, what are its benefits and what are its alternatives.
I personally really like this blog post made by the BNC Software company because the article is not too long or difficult to read. Personally, I have always had a terrible memory and been the kind of person where if I read something I can form some sort of an understanding about something, but I won’t completely understand or remember the topic until I get a formal definition. So, I chose this blog post to look at because I think this post does just that for me. The post explains the terminology in almost layman terms which makes it easier for me to remember and understand the material. Another reason why I chose this particular post is because I think this blog post explains the basics of Docker very well and is a great resource for us to have as we start moving on to more advanced topics in Docker. While reading this post, I think it brought up an interesting point about how the development team can interfere with the work of the people on the DevOps team. This was a question that I had before but never really thought about or put in the time to research this topic. It reminds me of what we learned in Software Process Management and LeBlanc’s Law. Starting up a Docker container takes a lot of initial effort and time commitment, but it would save us time in the long run because we would run into fewer problems of incompatible code and run less of a risk disrupting the stability of the code.
From the blog CS@Worcester – Just a Guy Passing By by Eric Nguyen and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.
