The choice of containers may influence the choice of a toolchain and, therefore, C++ language features available to the application. Since containers are typically Linux-based, the system compiler available is usually GNU GCC with glibc as a standard library. However, some Linux distributions popular with containers, such as Alpine Linux, are based on a different standard library, musl.
If you are targeting such a distribution, make sure the code you'll be using, whether developed in-house or from third-party providers, is compatible with musl. The main advantage of both musl and Alpine Linux is that it results in much smaller container images. For example, a Python image built for Debian Buster is around 330 MB, the slimmed-down Debian version is around 40 MB, while the Alpine version is only around 16 MB. Smaller images mean less wasted bandwidth (for uploads and downloads) and quicker updates.
Alpine may also introduce some unwanted traits,...
