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In many ways I agree with you.

Just like Visual Basic 6, it's super-easy to get started with a Dockerfile, but nigh-on impossible to create a quality result with it.




There are similarities in the implementation as well, specifically around content addressable storage and layers.

Nix needs reproducible builds as well, which is a limiting factor. What’s nice about Docker is that it’s flexible enough to actually get stuff done.


> Nix needs reproducible builds as well, which is a limiting factor.

It doesn't have to be, Nix lets you choose your level of purity and it can build docker containers.




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