Netflix uses Docker containers to update open source projects

Netflix uses Docker containers to update open source projects

Netflix is working to make it easier to collaborate with open source software developers by fully examining the Netflix open source program. In addition, the company will soon release the appropriate open source products to simplify the access of Docker containers.

In 2012, Netflix aggressively tried to open up some of its code base and products. The company has offered incentives to developers who can develop new, open source code useful for Netflix, especially in cloud computing.

At present, the company has announced a comprehensive open source program. This is not because open source does not play a very good role for the company. On the contrary, according to Netflix, with the increase in the number of open source projects supported by Netflix, this change reflects the new challenges facing the company.

To make it easier for developers to find items of interest, the company has updated its GitHub home page for open source projects. These items are categorized by category and are accompanied by a clearer explanation of how the projects relate to each other.

In addition, Netflix will do its best to enable most of its open source projects to run in Docker containers. Netflix expects this change to make it easier for developers to run code quickly. "We found that it was easier for our users to configure our projects by running pre-compiled, built-in Docker containers, compared to project Source publishing, build-up, and installation based on the instructions in Wikipedia articles." The company explained.

More than that, Netflix claims that Netflix's open-source effort will lead to more changes, not only to more transparent project development activities, but also to documentation. But the company has not announced a time node to implement these changes.

Original: Netflix Updates Open Source Projects with Docker Containers, more (translator/on True reviewer/Zhu Zhengju Zebian/Zhonghao)

This article is compiled for CSDN, the translator introduction: Nuo Yajen, the Chinese Academy of Sciences Computer Information Processing professional postgraduate, focus on big data technology and data mining direction.

Netflix uses Docker containers to update open source projects