TonyBai

Mar 9, 2026 · Cloud Native

A Decade of Docker: How It Reshaped Cloud‑Native Infrastructure

The article reviews Docker’s ten‑year evolution—from early Linux namespace tricks and layered images to Mac/Windows support via HyperKit, network handling with SLIRP/vpnkit, storage bridging with virtio‑fs, and recent extensions for ARM, TEE, GPU and AI agents—highlighting the engineering compromises that made containers the backbone of modern cloud‑native platforms.