SQL Server on a Mac was the missing link in being able to fully move away from windows. On the other hand, there are those who do have that particular I’ve been doing the same. Using this for production is a totally different story and you need to do a lot more research and soul-searching before using that option. This is a great way to use SQL Server at design time. There are ways around that (I’ll show you below) but I only know enough to be dangerous here. I’m just happy to have more options at my disposal as well as have the ability to share what I am learning work beyond the world of Windows developers.Ĭontainers are not stateful. While I am sitting in front of a MacBook typing this I’m by no means working towards abandoning my Windows development or Windows machines. The most lightweight way to host SQL Server on Linux is in a Docker container. So we are no longer limited to hosting it on Windows or Azure. My latest experiment was doing a big mashup taking advantage of the fact that there is now a Linux version of SQL Server. I have an article coming in MSDN Magazine and am planning more fun as well. I’ve been having a lot of fun with the new mssql extension for Visual Studio Code.