Summer Replay - Heresy in the Church of Docker Desktop with Scott Johnston
In this Screaming in the Cloud Summer Replay, we revisit our conversation with Scott Johnston, CEO of (the church) of Docker. Docker’s community and their fervor is well known, and Scott has much to say about it! Join the discussion as Scott goes into how he left Puppet after some exposure to Corey to become the CEO at Docker. Scott tells us what exactly Docker is, and where it starts, which is the community around it. Scott talks about the reset that Docker went through in November of 2019, where they decided to make the developer the focus of their mission. He also dives into Docker Desktop, which Scott goes into the details of. Check out this episode for more!
Show Highlights:
(0:00) Intro
(1:15) Duckbill Group sponsor read
(1:48) What is Docker?
(4:03) Returning to being a developer tool
(5:56) Docker’s pricing changes and Docker Desktop
(11:47) Community reaction to the pricing change
(13:57) Building customer confidence
(18:52) Duckbill Group sponsor read
(19:36) Putting trust into user
(22:04) Docker’s monetization strategy
(29:28) Embracing change
(32:16) Where to learn more about Scott and Docker
About Scott Johnston
Scott first typed ‘docker run’ in 2013 and hasn't looked back. He’s been with Docker since 2014 in a variety of leadership roles and currently serves as CEO. His experience previous to Docker includes Sun Microsystems, Puppet, Netscape, Cisco, and Loudcloud (parent of Opsware). When not fussing with computers he spends time with his three kids fussing with computers.
Links:
Docker: https://www.docker.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/scottcjohnston
Original Episode:
https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/heresy-in-the-church-of-docker-desktop-with-scott-johnston/
Sponsor:
The Duckbill Group: https://www.duckbillgroup.com/
Will GenAI Take Developer Jobs? Docker CEO Weighs In
In this episode, Scott Johnston, CEO of Docker, highlights the evolving role of developers, emphasizing their increasing importance in architectural decision-making and tool development for applications. This shift in prioritizing a great developer experience and rapid tool development has led to substantial spending in the industry.
Johnston expressed confidence that integrating generative AI into the developer experience will drive business growth and expand the customer base. He downplayed concerns about AI taking jobs, explaining that it would alleviate repetitive tasks, enabling developers to focus on more complex problem-solving. Johnston likened this evolution to expanding bike lanes in a city, leading to increased bike traffic, equating it to the development of more apps due to increased speed and efficiency.
In his talk with TNS host, Alex Williams, Johnston emphasized that each advancement in programming languages and tools has expanded the developer market and driven greater demand for applications. Notably, the demand for over 750 million apps in the next two years, as reported by IDC, demonstrates the ever-increasing appetite for creative solutions from developers.
Overall, Johnston sees the integration of generative AI and increasing development velocity as a multifaceted expansion that benefits developers and meets growing demand for applications in the market.
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Chatter of the week Podes and antipodes Side note: Kubernetes needs the concept of an Antipod. BRB, writing a KEP
Google Cloud Podcasts
News of the week DockerCon 2022 Docker Extensions
Docker Desktop for Linux
Late breaking news: Docker acquires Nestybox
Spot VMs now on GCE and GKE; spot pods now on GKE Autopilot
Fully managed Linkerd with Buoyant Cloud
Sign up for CDcon and save 40% by using the code CdCon22AMEET40
AWS adds Kubernetes resource view
Deploying Kubernetes clusters in absurd languages by Lee Briggs
Links from the interview Docker
DockerCon '22
DockerCon '14, the announcement of Kubernetes
Return or Revenge?
Scott's history Four degrees from Stanford, including an MSMSE
Sun and Netscape Java Servlets and J2EE
Moore's Law and Metcalfe's Law Standard on the Internet
Tom Lyon
Loudcloud/Opsware and a16z
Puppet
Scott joins Docker in 2014
The monorepo
The Soul of a New Machine
Docker Swarm
Messages from the future and the Google crystal ball
Open Cotainers Initiative
Docker Desktop for Apple Silicon Macs
virtiofs for Mac
$2.1 billion valuation
Moby Project Moby
Ice Cube
The Dockershim saga, as reported throughout the episodes: Don't panic about Docker
Dockershim deprecation FAQ
Mirantis will support the Dockershim
But seriously, don't worry about the Dockershim
Dockershim is, like, proper gone
The puns and joke section Docker is krilled to see you
Billy T James
Beached Az. Can't eat chups!
Docker Extensions CNCF Landscape or Magic Eye?
Docker Desktop for Linux
Multi-arch on Docker Hub
Docker roadmap
Scott Johnston on Twitter
Heresy in the Church of Docker Desktop with Scott Johnston
About Scott
Scott first typed ‘docker run’ in 2013 and hasn't looked back. He’s been with Docker since 2014 in a variety of leadership roles and currently serves as CEO. His experience previous to Docker includes Sun Microsystems, Puppet, Netscape, Cisco, and Loudcloud (parent of Opsware). When not fussing with computers he spends time with his three kids fussing with computers.
Links:
Docker: https://www.docker.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/scottcjohnston