Microsoft + Docker, really ?

Today this blog post of Scott Guthrie from Microsoft was slash-dotted. Interesting enough, I had no idea one can actually run Docker on Windows, got me to find that there’s an installer,

From the details, I couldn’t figure if that’s mean we could actually spin a windows docker host, and run linux based dockerized apps ? even if it’s intended only for running windows based dockerized apps, it’s an interesting match which I think I’ll might find handy in the future.

Docker is really interesting, but it got a very weird edges. 3 examples:

1. When your host is 64bit, and you need a 32bit application. it’s not that easy to setup up, I’ve tried couple of time and failed.
2. Anther weird stuff I’ve run into was this issue, (don’t ask why I need to manually change /etc/hosts, It’s a sad answer) but some kind of limitations are in place, and might drive away arguing things like “Change hosts and resolv is the basic operation in daily working.”
3. Entering a docker you’ve created, C`mon is should be a bit easier and integrated into docker (and not that long command line to remember)

Anyhow the whole experience with docker is very nice, and I do recommend giving it a spin. (you’ll sure put this one in your toolbox/toolbelt)