alt Hacker NewsMost programmers and power users install large dependency trees with npm/pip/bundler/... on the same user account as their main browser on a regular basis. Even on Linux where it's easy to create new user accounts. This isn't much different.
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shaky-carrousel • today at 7:55 AM
Most programmers use docker or don't install extensions unapproved by their company.
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It has never been easy to create separate users on Linux, certainly not for tasks where you need to switch between contexts.
Docker was amongst the biggest steps forward on this in a long time.