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Containers Will Not Fix Your Broken Culture (and Other Hard Truths)

By Bridget Kromhout
Communications of the ACM, April 2018, Vol. 61 No. 4, Pages 40-43
10.1145/3162086
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We focus so often on technical anti-patterns, neglecting similar problems inside our social structures. Spoiler alert: The solutions to many difficulties that seem technical can be found by examining our interactions with others. Let's talk about five things you will want to know when working with those pesky creatures known as humans.

1. Tech Is Not a Panacea

According to noted thought-leader Jane Austen, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a techie in possession of any production code whatsoever must be in want of a container platform.

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