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Dr. Dobb's: Containers for Development, by Red Hat's Langdon White

September 2, 2014
Mike Guerette
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Containers

    Red Hat's Langdon White wrote this informative Dr. Dobbs article:  Containers for Development.

    "Containers provide a lightweight alternative to virtual machines and they enable developers to work with identical dev environments and stacks. They also facilitate DevOps by encouraging the use of stateless designs. Here's how these benefits play out in real life.

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    "Two of the hottest buzzwords in IT, right now, are DevOps and containers. While both terms are emerging and so battling with varying meanings and unclear expectations, they represent activities and technologies that are likely to become part of many developers' daily work. Fortunately, DevOps and containers provide real value, and they are even more compelling when used together. So what exactly can they do for you as a developer?

    An important read for anyone looking to get into containers or DevOps.

    Read the entire article here.

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