Uncontained

The main problem with containerization (which alas I’ve been using a lot of lately) as created by devs is that it only cares about one thing and that is: Can I transport a near-approximation of my machine somewhere else and run it?

Security? Who gives a fuck! Networking? I know what an IP address is, that’s all you need, right? Maintainability? Someone else’s job. Troubleshooting? Works on my machine, and now you have my machine!

It’s a terrible technology designed by the incurious, coded by the inept, and promoted by the incompetent. But we’re stuck with it now.

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