It's a non-turing complete programming language much like excel spreadsheets are...

		crdoconnor on July 8, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What is the actual purpose of Docker? It's a non-turing complete programming language much like excel spreadsheets are non turing complete programming languages. Taking out the turing completeness restricts the mess which you can make and lets non-programmers do more while still being customizable.