Docker Adds Top Language Stacks to Docker Hub Registry for Developers

Docker will leverage what it’s learned from the search habits of Docker Hub users to deliver additional programming language stacks to them.

The San Francisco-based open source platform company this week said it has added the 11 most searched for programming language stacks, including Go, Java, Ruby and Python to Docker Hub Official Repositories, a program, launched at DockerCon 2014, designed to provide a centrally-located set of application components for developers and system administrators.

“With the addition of the 11 language stacks, we are strengthening the pre-packaged catalog of building blocks that are available to our developers for free,” said David Messina, marketing vice president at Docker, in an interview with Talkin’ Cloud.

“Developers can instantly assemble applications, in addition to removing the time-barrier associated with building these stacks,” he said. “Our partners will also be able to ensure their customers receive access to workflows that allow them to get their stacks into production at a faster rate than any other approach.”

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Docker has also announced a new partner program for curated content. “The idea is to allow independent software vendors and other technology partners the opportunity to maintain a stack within the Docker Hub Official Repos,” Messina said.

Submission guidelines detail the acceptance criteria that dictate how stacks may be considered for Official Repos. Original contributors of the program include Amazon Web Services (AWS), Canonical, CentOS, Clojure, Fedora, Hylang and Nginx.

“The benefit of this program is centrally located and actively maintained by trusted sources, helping to guarantee security and quality for mission critical operations,” he said. “In that manner, maintainers of other languages can participate directly to expand catalog of language stacks.”

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