Earthly
Dev tools
build automation
SHOW HN2020
63points
3comments
#942of 3,028 in 2020
Top 32%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
3 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.
Idea: 2 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
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Useful idea: removes ad-hoc shell scripts and makes builds deterministic
From 1 comment
It's basically Makefile + Dockerfile combined. That's useful because you can get rid of ad-hoc shell scripts, and builds are deterministic.
scg on HN
Multi-image composition is useful and cleaner than Dockerfile multi-stage builds
From 1 comment
The ability to create a docker image from multiple sub-images is pretty useful. I think you could also use Dockerfile multi stage builds for that, but it’s not as clean.
Avernar on HN
Described as awesome
From 1 comment
This is awesome. Vlad's blog post at https://vladaionescu.com/introducing-earthly-build-automation-for-the-container-era-55619c63c3e is a shorter introduction. Reminds me of…
beagle3 on HN
Alternatives named
SourceHut CI
From 1 comment
This is awesome. Vlad's blog post at https://vladaionescu.com/introducing-earthly-build-automation-for-the-container-era-55619c63c3e is a shorter introduction. Reminds me of…
beagle3 on HN
Dockerfile multi-stage builds
From 1 comment
The ability to create a docker image from multiple sub-images is pretty useful. I think you could also use Dockerfile multi stage builds for that, but it’s not as clean.
Avernar on HN