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24 alternatives to Painless Docker - Book

Unlock The Power Of Docker & Its Ecosystem

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Painless Docker - Book launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Docker for Beginners▲66

   docker for beginners

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   DevFreeBooks▲288

   A collection of free books for developers

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   I wrote a book on web application deployment▲326

   Learn the core transferable skills of setting up Linux virtual servers and Docker containers. Provision web servers, application servers, workers, and databases.

   2021 · deploymentfromscratch.com · its alternatives →

4. 4MF
   My first book: Orchestrating Docker▲32

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Getting Real▲234

   The smarter way to build web apps. A free book by 37signals.

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   GitHub Project Management▲115

   No-fluff guide to building a collaborative development team

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Habitus▲126

   An open source build flow tool for Docker

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Project Guide to Enterprise Product Design▲93

   Free e-book. UX best practices from real projects.

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Ship While You Sleep▲130

   A book on how to work more effectively w/ freelance devs

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Dock: Developer Optimization Content Kit▲135

    AI-powered tool to boost your app's visibility and downloads

    2025 · dock-app.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Code-Free User Onboarding: From Signup to Success▲91

    A guide to building user onboarding experiences code-free

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Captain▲191

    A Docker menu bar app for Mac

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Book about writing web apps in Go without a framework▲158

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Clean Code▲90

    Handbook on agile software craftsmanship

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Best practices of resource management▲78

    Free guide on leading teams and delivering projects.

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Node: Up and Running▲72

    Ebook for building scalable apps with Node

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    My book “Using Docker” was released this week▲9

    Hi, I spent the last year and a half writing a book on Docker and microservices, which was finally released on O'Reilly this week. "Using Docker: Developing and Deploying Software with Containers" takes a holistic approach, showing how containers can be used as the central artifact in a modern software development workflow. If anyone has any q's or feedback, please feel free to comment below. The book is available at: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920035671.do (use code AUTHD for a discount)…

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Ultimate Guide to Remote Work▲133

    How to grow, manage and work with remote teams

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Don't Make Me Code, Ep. #10 - Environment Protection▲61

    Docker's lead product designer on great dev environments

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    FaaS – Serverless functions framework for Docker▲73

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    The Guide to UX Leadership▲113

    Best practices for leading impactful UX teams

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Docker Store▲6

    A marketplace for trusted and validated dockerized software

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Being Agile in Business▲60

    Simple introduction to agile project management for anyone

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Programming React Native▲83

    Free eBook on cross platform mobile app development

    2016 · its alternatives →

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