Show Notes
Bret and Nirmal are joined by Michael Irwin, DevRel at Docker, to talk about all the products and features Docker shipped in 2023, and what's coming in early 2024.
😇 My new GitHub Security workshop has launched! A free 2-hour workshop with hands-on labs to harden your repos and your workflows from common supply chain attacks. I'll cover how attackers are getting in, and then we'll lock down a sample repo so you know what needs to be done to protect your code. You'll leave with a deep understanding of risks and mitigations as well as a list of helpful tools to keep your repos safe, including my new "gasa" tool for scanning your repos and orgs. Michael has been on this show many times as a Docker Captain and now as a Docker employee, and it's always great to dig into the details of the products with someone who's been using them for so many years as an end-user and now staff at Docker. Docker did some big things in 2023, but they also shipped some smaller features that we will help you catch up on in this episode. The live recording of the complete show from December 28, 2023 is on YouTube (Ep. #247) ★Topics★ Docker 2023 Milestones Docker Build Cloud Docker Engine release notes Docker Compose Watch DockerCon Playlist DockerCon Announcements Compose includes Docker Scout Docker GenAI stack Getting started with GenAI on Docker Docker acquires Mutagen
Creators & Guests
Cristi Cotovan - Editor
Beth Fisher - Producer
Bret Fisher - Host
Nirmal Mehta - Host
Michael Irwin 🇺🇦 🕊 - Guest
(00:00) - Introduction
(02:11) - The Docker Engine
(04:43) - Performance improvements
(08:16) - Docker Extensions
(09:12) - Dashboard and GUI updates
(12:46) - Docker init
(17:43) - What's new in Compose?
(24:33) - Docker Scout
(36:43) - Docker and AI/Machine Learning
(43:55) - What's Coming Up in 2024?
(47:07) - Docker Debug
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