[python-uk] Python services within existing .Net infrastructure

[Hansel Dunlop]

It should be possible to have your Python app/s in docker containers (which
can be run anywhere via VirtualBox or natively where available) and also
run your windows Dev VMs via VirtualBox. Then this setup can be replicated
across Mac/Linux/Win. That's your Dev environment. Then in production you
have servers running Windows, and servers running Linux with containers on
top. Vagrant will make this easyish on Dev and Ansible for
staging/production. It's not an uncommon setup. All Dev machines need a few
gigs of RAM.

I mean you basically said this in your question. But it's really quite
common. And would suit your Linux skills more. Scripting windows? I hear
it's almost possible now? 😚

On Tue, 31 Jan 2017, 18:13 Jonathan Hartley, <tartley at tartley.com> wrote:

> Lots of good thoughts so far, thanks to everyone.
>
> Anand, I deeply appreciate your contributions, but what exactly did you
> mean by: "set up Linux containers but make things available on Windows" ?
>
>
> On 01/31/2017 10:26 AM, Anand Kumria wrote:
> > I'd probably start with utilising setting up Linux VMs / containers but
> > make things available on Windows.
> >
> > Keep in mind that .Net (and thus C#, F#) also run on Linux as well, and
> > those VMs / containers tend to be cheaper overall.
> >
> > A
> >
> >
> > On 31/01/17 15:02, Jonathan Hartley wrote:
> >> Hey all,
> >>
> >> I'm joining a small company with an existing service-based
> >> infrastructure written in C# & F#, on Windows Server on AWS.
> >>
> >> They want me to write some new services in Python. I'm wondering
> >> whether to host these Python services on Linux or on Windows.
> >>
> >>
> >> In favour of Linux:
> >>
> >> L1. I'm by far more familiar with Linux.
> >>
> >> L2. Linux is Python's natural home. I expect the ecosystem to work at
> >> its best there.
> >>
> >>
> >> In favour of Windows:
> >>
> >> W1. I don't want to put up a barrier to the existing C# devs from
> >> working on the Python services because they don't have a Linux
> >> install. (although I guess this is circumvented by them using a VM)
> >>
> >> W2. I don't want to cause a devops headache by introducing
> >> heterogeneous OS choices.
> >>
> >> W3. As a specific example of W2, some places I've worked at have had
> >> local dev environments spin up all our services in VMs or containers
> >> on the local host, so we can system test across all services. I fear
> >> heterogeneous server OSes will make significantly harder to do. They
> >> also want me to lead the charge on this sort of test setup, so this is
> >> going to be my problem.
> >>
> >> Thoughts welcome.
> >>
> >>      Jonathan
> >>
>
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