One can nit pick some of his points, but the general essay is right on point. Developers need to understand what they are building on top of to be able to navigate non-trivial problems.
I found this article from Saturday worth the read, as it explains what Docker actually is, and why no one needs it: http://catern.com/posts/docker.html.
The same goes for everyone working in the cloud; I've build my own clusters to compare the effort and expense (rather than just accept the marketing line) and running one's own servers, from one to hundreds, is exponentially more cost effective than any cloud service.
People are not doing their homework, and the herd mentality owns the entire tech industry.
I found this article from Saturday worth the read, as it explains what Docker actually is, and why no one needs it: http://catern.com/posts/docker.html.
The same goes for everyone working in the cloud; I've build my own clusters to compare the effort and expense (rather than just accept the marketing line) and running one's own servers, from one to hundreds, is exponentially more cost effective than any cloud service.
People are not doing their homework, and the herd mentality owns the entire tech industry.