Real interview territory, not generic definitions. The AI draws on these areas and pushes into the sub-topics where you are weakest.
These are the kinds of scenario-based questions Joshua asks. In a live session they adapt to your answers and your target role.
Your image is 1.2 GB. Walk me through getting it under 100 MB without breaking the app.
Explain how Docker layer caching works and a Dockerfile mistake that defeats it.
Why is running a container as root a problem, and how do you fix it properly?
Two Compose services cannot reach each other by name. How do you debug it?
Compare bind mounts and named volumes for a stateful database container.
The principles apply to any OCI runtime. Docker is the lingua franca, so questions use Docker terminology.
Yes. Non-root users, read-only filesystems, scanning and secret handling are all in scope.
You face one question at a time, follow-ups based on your answers, and pushback when something is hand-wavy, just like a real interview.
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