Docker All the Things

Verb Phrase · Slang & Abbreviations

Definitions

  1. A joking phrase for applying Docker or containerization to everything, sometimes wisely and sometimes with trend-driven excess. In engineering slang, it carries the familiar 'X all the things' mix of enthusiasm and mockery.

    In plain English: A joking way to say 'put everything into Docker containers,' sometimes excessively.

    Example: "The platform team wanted to Docker all the things, even tiny utilities that had simpler and more reliable deployment paths already."

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