Docker Desktop

Docker Desktop's networking implementation interferes with other host applications like OpenVPN and Xbox Game Center on Windows and macOS. The volume and file permissions model on Windows is problematic, and Windows updates frequently conflict with Docker Desktop, causing runtime failures.

Setting up basic projects (PHP, Node) with Docker requires downloading large images, waiting for long builds, configuring ports, and causes high CPU/fan usage. This overhead creates friction in the inner development loop and reduces productivity for simple applications.

Different team members using different container tools (Docker Desktop versions, colima, Rancher Desktop) or versions can result in inconsistent behavior, such as unsupported BuildKit features or missing functionality in older versions.