What is Docker?

Docker is a container platform that allows you to:

separate your application from the underlying infrastructure
bundles the code and all of its dependencies into a self-contained entity
run the "self-contained" entity on any supported system.

What are its benefits from a developer's standpoint?

accelerate developer onboarding
eliminate app conflicts and run multiple versions
environment consistency, solves the "but it works on my machine" dilemma
ships software faster

After implementation, what's the next step?

Once you have implemented the software, the next phase would be to release it. The steps would primarily be:

package the source code, config files, and dependencies in a container
deploy it using a container manage

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