The Docker Dependency Problem No One Talks About...

Docker is often described as the solution to “it works on my machine.” And to be fair, it really does solve a lot of pain. But after years of using it in real-world systems, I’ve noticed something: Docker doesn’t remove problems—it reshapes them into dependency relationships that are harder to see, debug, and sometimes even understand. 1. “It works on my machine” didn’t disappear—it moved into containers Before Docker: “It works on my machine” meant environment mismatch After Docker: “It works i