The fact that containers exist and are prevalent is a damning indictment on the Linux model imho.
Producing software that can simply launch is so wildly complex that the solution is... to snapshot an entire operating system install to run the application.
> Now, for the worst of all — one that combines all the aforementioned issues, and adds even more. Bundling (often called vendoring in newspeak) means including the dependencies of your program along with it. The exact consequences of bundling vary depending on the method used.
Let’s consider this statement at face value. The WORST thing a program can do is... include the things the program needs to run? So programs should... NOT include the things they REQUIRE to run?
I get it. I understand the argument. But if you take just a half step back it should be clear how utterly broken the whole situation is.
Producing software that can simply launch is so wildly complex that the solution is... to snapshot an entire operating system install to run the application.
That’s INSANE. But it’s unfortunately required. https://xkcd.com/1987/
> Now, for the worst of all — one that combines all the aforementioned issues, and adds even more. Bundling (often called vendoring in newspeak) means including the dependencies of your program along with it. The exact consequences of bundling vary depending on the method used.
Let’s consider this statement at face value. The WORST thing a program can do is... include the things the program needs to run? So programs should... NOT include the things they REQUIRE to run?
I get it. I understand the argument. But if you take just a half step back it should be clear how utterly broken the whole situation is.