Learn Docker in a Month of Lunches • Elton Stoneman & Bret Fisher • GOTO 2026

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Elton Stoneman - Freelance Consultant, Trainer & Author of "Learn Docker in a Month of Lunches" @EltonStoneman 
Bret Fisher - Docker Captain, Cloud Native Ambassador, Course Creator, YouTuber & Podcaster @BretFisher 

RESOURCES
Elton
https://bsky.app/profile/eltonstoneman.bsky.social
https://x.com/EltonStoneman
https://github.com/sixeyed
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eltonstoneman
https://blog.sixeyed.com

Bret
https://bsky.app/profile/bretfisher.com
https://x.com/BretFisher
https://github.com/BretFisher
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bretefisher
https://www.bretfisher.com/start
https://www.bretfisher.com

Links
Get 45% discount on Manning products with code: GOTOstoneman3
https://www.manning.com
https://blog.sixeyed.com/why-would-you-write-a-book-about-docker-in-2025
https://12factor.net
https://youtu.be/5zY5_iTGIsU
https://youtu.be/xRj9rYKV48k
https://youtu.be/SY9qrTMhZkg
https://youtu.be/Qj_CwFtid00
https://youtu.be/MkbgZMCTUyU
https://youtu.be/ZnIiFWD7yUw
https://youtu.be/ePyFJ7Hd57Q
https://youtu.be/8fi7uSYlOdc
https://youtu.be/iXz4i2EbB4M
https://youtu.be/9NUOiL48hbo
https://youtu.be/E0GBU8Q-VFY
https://youtu.be/LvhIMkr0rXg
https://youtu.be/eQ-XMDzuvxY
https://youtu.be/v50oJao8W1Y

DESCRIPTION
In this conversation, Docker educator Brett Fisher sits down with Elton Stoneman - freelance consultant, former Docker employee, and author of "Learn Docker in a Month of Lunches" — to discuss the newly released second edition of his book. They cover what has changed in the container ecosystem over the last five years, why Docker fundamentals still matter even as Kubernetes dominates production environments, and what separates a Docker beginner from a true expert.

TIMECODES
00:00 Intro
02:05 Why Docker fundamentals still matter
06:56 Docker Compose, Multi-Platform images & what's new in the 2nd edition
12:52 The gap between Docker beginners & experts
21:44 The structure of the book
24:08 The road ahead for containers
26:06 Outro

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Elton Stoneman • Learn Docker in a Month of Lunches • https://amzn.to/4kJVSSD
Elton Stoneman • Learn Kubernetes in a Month of Lunches • https://amzn.to/4qKjate
Elton Stoneman • Docker on Windows • https://amzn.to/4cD6kJD
Burns, Beda & Hightower • Kubernetes: Up & Running • https://amzn.to/3sueuuI
Liz Rice • Container Security • https://amzn.to/3oU4iJe
Liz Rice • Kubernetes Security • https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/kubernetes-security/9781492039075

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