sleepycal
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Comment · 10 years ago
It's actually coming in about a week or two. I wanted to do it on 17th (exactly 1 year after) but needed more time to work on it. No spoilers, I don't want to the ruin the surprise :)
Comment · 11 years ago
Nope, their role could be easily removed by technology. Internal hirers are required, recruiters are not
Comment · 11 years ago
I'd like to hear more on this, have you raised the question on Reddit too?
Comment · 11 years ago
Honestly, I've had to endure countless terrible recruiters/agencies, to the point that I don't even pick up the phone unless they have been referred by word of mouth - or if I really need the cash ;) And 9/10 times, they haven't even bothered to read your profile, it's just a blind mail shot
Comment · 11 years ago
Interesting read. It's about time that recruiters are put in their place, the majority are lazy/untalented yet they take 20% cut. It's not right :X (Disclaimer: I'm biased).
Comment · 11 years ago
Although this comment seems to be more focused on baiting, rather than constructive criticism, it points out that I have failed to justify my comments about Docker registry being overly complex, though I addressed this in another comment [1]. Either way, thanks for taking time to give your thoughts.
Comment · 11 years ago
Thank you for the honest feedback, this is the first post I've seen arguing the technical aspects of the article, thank you.
> The strike-out font was a nice touch, man
I've made it clear in other replies [1] that the comment was of poor taste, the strikethrough was intended to show that I was wrong to make the statement, but also not attempt to hide it from history. I have since moved it to the bottom of the article to draw attention away. To be absolutely clear, I admit I was wrong to make that comment.
You hold the opinion that most of the technical frustrations I mentioned are not deal breakers, for you these things don't matter, but to me they do. As I explained in other comments [2], my priorities are based on precision, perfection and beauty, not "getting the job done".
In my use case, Docker worked in production for 6 months and got the job done, but it left me feeling frustrated and dirty. As such, I'll refrain from responding to your individual technical arguments because we have a fundamentally different view on priorities and importance, and will result in both of us wasting our time.
However I've added a link to this reply in the article, as other users might find this rebuttal helpful. (If you would rather I remove your handle, let me know).
Thank you again for spending time writing this detailed reply.
[1]: http://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/2v4fqe/docker_is_f... [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9015816
Comment · 11 years ago
Just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has taken time to reply, the response has been overwhelming! There's still many comments I'm yet to reply to, and will finish replying to these tomorrow evening, but it's now 5am and sleep is required.
Comment · 11 years ago
Configuration manager, such as Puppet, Chef, Salt Stack etc.
Comment · 11 years ago
Although I would agree that services such as EC2 are not cost effectively for 1:1, this argument is somewhat invalidated when you consider $5 instances from DockerOcean. $100/month for 20 concurrent VMs is enough to replicate even the most complex of deployments. But if you're running on a shoestring, in which case it's probably not production critical, then sure containerisation might be useful too.
Also remember that Docker is not a container deployment system, and afaik, they don't advertise themselves as such (though they also don't make much effort to explain this explicitly either)
Comment · 11 years ago
I'm glad you replied, as it wasn't intended to be arrogant. Some people care about the end result, not worrying about how it gets done, as long as it's done. Others care about the journey, perfecting their art at every stage, with little consideration for the end goal. And some people are able to balance these things.
Have you ever looked at the source code of a dependant library, followed by an overpowering and compelling urge to write your own from scratch? Suppressing the urge to rage quit because your tools are fighting against you, not with you. For me, it is a constant daily fight to force myself not to do things "properly", for it's mostly an unrealistic and unachievable goal.
Believe me when I say that being a perfectionist is nothing to be arrogant about, and despite it being one of my major strengths in some ways, it's also one of my biggest flaws.
(I'm taking it on faith that you're not trolling, and have taken time to give an honest reply)
Comment · 11 years ago
I'd be inclined to agree that my story was incomplete, something which I addressed in another comment [2], and I have made some amendments over the last few hours which give fair reference to the positives of the Docker ecosystem. However I would disagree that I have failed to provide sufficient backing for the argument being presented, and has also been addressed in another comment [2].
I'm sorry to hear the article gave you the impression of being trolled, as I certainly did not intend this. If there are specific areas which you feel I did not justify, rather than an overall dismissal of the argument being put forward, then please call me out on it. If you read my other comments, you will see I am a reasonable person and happy to admit when I'm wrong. Though despite these corrections, I'm standing strongly by my conclusion.
PS) I have recently grown a neck beard, but it's going soon, itching the crap out of me.