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Dr. Gabriel N. Schenker
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Dr. Gabriel N. Schenker

Dr. Gabriel N. Schenker has more than 25 years of experience as an independent consultant, architect, leader, trainer, mentor, and developer. Currently, Gabriel works as Lead Solution Architect at Techgroup Switzerland. Prior to that, Gabriel worked as Lead Curriculum Developer at Docker and at Confluent. Gabriel has a Ph.D. in Physics, and he is a Docker Captain, a Certified Docker Associate, a Certified Kafka Developer and Operator, and an ASP Insider. When not working, Gabriel enjoys time with his wonderful wife Veronicah and his children.
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Chapter 7 

Here are some sample answers to the questions presented in this chapter:

  1. Pros and cons:
    • Pro: We don't need to have the particular shell, tool, or language required by the task installed on our host.
    • Pro: We can run on any Docker host, from Raspberry Pi to a mainframe computer; the only requirement is that the host can run containers.
    • Pro: After a successful run, the tool is removed without leaving any traces from the host when the container is removed.
    • Con: We need to have Docker installed on the host.
    • Con: The user needs to have a basic understanding of Docker containers.
    • Con: Use of the tool is a bit more indirect than when using it natively.
  2. Running tests in a container has the following advantages:
    • They run equally well on a developer machine than on a test or CI system.
    • It is easier to start each test run with the same initial conditions...
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Dr. Gabriel N. Schenker

Dr. Gabriel N. Schenker has more than 25 years of experience as an independent consultant, architect, leader, trainer, mentor, and developer. Currently, Gabriel works as Lead Solution Architect at Techgroup Switzerland. Prior to that, Gabriel worked as Lead Curriculum Developer at Docker and at Confluent. Gabriel has a Ph.D. in Physics, and he is a Docker Captain, a Certified Docker Associate, a Certified Kafka Developer and Operator, and an ASP Insider. When not working, Gabriel enjoys time with his wonderful wife Veronicah and his children.
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