Docker wants all devs to be able to build their own containers
Docker has announced several new tools that will improve developer workflows in the coming months.
The company says the new Docker Scout, Docker Build and Docker Debug tools are designed to combine the responsiveness typical of on-premises development with cloud-based collaboration.
These are all designed to help the 20 million global developer community, which includes nearly 80,000 companies and many Fortune 100 companies.
Docker just got more powerful for developers
Of the three tools, only one is generally available. Docker Scout promises to add “relevant insights, policy evaluation, and contextual recovery” through integrations with popular platforms like GitHub, GitLab, and CircleCI.
The upgraded Docker Build, which is currently available for use in public beta, claims to speed up image builds by up to 39%. This is done by relying on on-demand, cloud-based servers, saving team members an average of one hour per day, allowing them to do more meaningful work.
Finally, Docker Debug provides an integrated toolbox for debugging local and remote container apps. The tool, which promises to regain the lost time that would otherwise be spent configuring tools, is also in public beta.
All of this, Docker says, will help developers “quickly build, share, and run secure applications.”
Docker CEO Scott Johnston said: “The new products we announced today meet development teams where they are with ‘just enough cloud’, seamlessly blurring the lines between on-premise and remote development. By doing this, we enable these teams to accelerate the delivery of secure applications that are critical to their business.”
Details about the general availability of Docker Debug and Docker Build have yet to be confirmed, but a full release could follow several months of testing.