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I have been excited about containers since I first started using Docker, around 2014 or 2015. The talk that got me there was Solomon Hykes at Twitter University, where the idea that stuck was containers as a unit of software delivery: package the application and everything it depends on into one thing, then run that thing anywhere. I still send that talk to anyone new to containers, because it explains how the project came to be rather than just how to use it. ...

I have been thinking of starting my own portfolio or blog for a long time. The idea has been sitting in the back of my mind, occasionally surfacing, then getting pushed aside by the usual excuses. But here I am, finally doing it. Why a blog? Writing is a skill. Like all skills, the only way to get better at it is to do it more. That is my primary aim with this site. I want to write, stumble, improve, and write some more. ...