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Docker is only worth it with a full deployment pipeline

Because it's only worth it to me to go to Docker, a full Docker build out, if you have, if you're going to invest the time to also go like CD, you know, CD, you know, a full pipeline

Episode 230: Baking Polyfill (episode page, opens in a new tab) August 15, 2025, 2:39 p.m. CT 00:35:43 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

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Summary

Dave uses Docker much more than he used to, but not for small single-purpose services. For him a full Docker build-out pays off only with continuous deployment: push to GitHub, an Action builds and deploys the container. Otherwise you're manually rebuilding and pushing images, and it's easier to just run the thing directly.