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  2. Mastering Kubernetes for Engineers
  3. Introduction to Mastering Kubernetes for Engineers
  4. Why Containers?

Why Containers?

This section provides an introduction to containers, their architecture, and how they are used in modern software development.

Experiences we want to change!

New Ideas & Concepts

Container Benefits

History of Application Deployments

Sample Application

Running Applications

Dependencies

Containers

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Build & Run

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