<i>No matter the possible productivity gains, I won&#x27;t use anything needing more than two hours just to get started (i.e. running a Hello World).</i><p>well that certainly helps frame your posts. In this case docker has a webpage that you can play around with. Maybe 10 minutes to get the basic idea.<p>I&#x27;m struggling to find out where your hostility comes from. It doesn&#x27;t make your job disposable, which it sounds like where your fear comes from. Just because people can&#x27;t come to you to get the ideal Debian server setup doesn&#x27;t mean you are less valued.