Docker Captain Take 5 – Aurélie Vache

I’ve been a developer (with Ops & Data sensibility) for over 15 years. I’m a former Java / JEE Devel

I’ve been a developer (with Ops & Data sensibility) for over 15 years. I’m a former Java / JEE Developer, Ops, then Web, Full-Stack and Lead Developer. Four years ago I was a cloud developer working on connected and autonomous vehicles projects. I discovered the magical world of cloud technologies: managed services with cloud providers, containers, orchestrator, observability, monitoring, infrastructure as code, CI/CD and real DevOps approach & culture. I fell in love with these technologies. It was not easy to understand all the new concepts, but it was very interesting and enriching. It was also the moment I discovered Docker. And since thenI have used Docker daily. $ docker system prune -a This command helped me in the past to save Jenkins agents :-D. I don’t know if it’s a “top tip” but I think it’s useful to know that containers have an exit status code and they can give us explanations about why the container has failed. If you are interested, you can find my sketchnote about it here: It was when a coworker showed me how he packaged his app into a Docker image, pushed it to a Docker registry, and ran it in a container, so easily. He could deploy an application anywhere, without having to install tools, dependencies, face version conflicts, and he could deploy his application in multiple environments without having to install x environments manually. It was so magical and powerful. I have helped evangelize and democratize Docker, as well as Kubernetes and the world of containers and the cloud in general, across multiple companies. I also presented several talks entitled “Docker, Kubernetes, Istio: Tips, tricks & tools” across France. I also created a new way to teach cloud technologies, such as Docker, through a series of sketchnotes: “Understanding Docker | Kubernetes | Istio” in a visual way.  All technical books are written in the same way. Personally I understand more when I see diagrams, schemas, and illustrations rather than a ton of words. I have found this is helpful for other people too :-). Honestly I don’t know. I like to be surprised ^^. I plan to create a new series of videos about Docker, always in a visual way, in my , in order to continue to try to share and spread my knowledge in an easy way for people. As usual, I like to be surprised, so I don’t have any expectations. During the pandemic I created a new way to explain complex and abstract concepts in a more simple and visual way, in sketchnotes, titled . I sketched every evening and week-end, published them on and . And finally, I’ve published 3 books about Kubernetes, Istio and Docker. I love to try to explain abstract complex concepts with simple illustrations and words. As a child, I would have answered dog, but now I would answer cat. For a few days now I’ve had a kitten named “Sushi”! 🙂 salty mountain ^^ or 😀