Chapter 5, Containerization and Local Environment Setup

1. Kubernetes, generally speaking, is a much more robust orchestration platform than Docker Compose. It also carries with it the burden of operational support and resource knowledge when building or scaling out a cluster. Docker Compose is a more streamlined approach to working with several different containers that comprise a logical development ecosystem but does not give you the array of resiliency, scalability, or reliability options that Kubernetes does.
2. While one could argue that all of the fundamentals mentioned could be beneficial, the portability and reusability aspects tend to shine through a bit brighter. Having a portable solution allows more people to work on a specific domain solution, and reusability allows for less churn when trying to set up stable code to test against.
3. The depends_on directive allows you to specify one or more services within the Docker Compose file that must be started before a specific...