In this book, I have used older .NET technologies for the sample applications to show you that Docker works just as well with them as it does with modern .NET Core apps. You can Dockerize a ten year old WebForms application and get many of the same benefits you get from running a greenfield ASP.NET Core Model-View-Controller (MVC) application in a container.
You've seen lots of examples of containerized applications and learned how to build, ship, and run production-grade apps with Docker. Now you're ready to start working with Docker on your own projects, and this chapter gives you advice on how to get started.
I'll cover some techniques and tools that will help you run a proof-of-concept project to move an application to Docker. I'll also walk you through some case studies to show how I've...