For me it's about the ROAC property (Runs On Any Computer). I prefer working with stuff that I can run. Running software is live software, working software, loved software. Software that only works in weird places is bad, at least for me.
Docker is pretty crappy in most respects, but it has the ROAC going for it.
I would love to have a "docker-like thing" (with ROAC) that used VMs not containers (or some other isolation tech that works). But afaik that thing does not yet exist. Yes there are several "container-tool, but we made it use VMs" (firecracker and downline), but they all need weirdo special setup, won't run on my laptop, or a generic Digitalocean VM.
I would love to have a "docker-like thing" (with ROAC) that used VMs not containers (or some other isolation tech that works). But afaik that thing does not yet exist. Yes there are several "container-tool, but we made it use VMs" (firecracker and downline), but they all need weirdo special setup, won't run on my laptop, or a generic Digitalocean VM.