Containerization is arguably the de facto standard for DevOps. In Dominica where most devs are solo or part of a small team, at least the packaging of computing environments allow for:
This is very true, given this entire space is powered by docker. 
How familiar are devs in DA with the concepts of containerization technology?
Very little, unless they either come across it themselves, or are told about it by someone already in the field. Which is why we really do need to review what is taught at school level. There needs to be more emphasis on things the students can actually use in their day-to-day. They don’t have to wait till college/uni to use these technologies.
Best coders I know rn started hardcore by 3rd form.
Virtualization and emulation has had some good mentions and while it having fair similarity to containers i cant say it’s been a thing heavily emphasized on.
The thing is who comes up with the IT curriculum that is distributed yearly… 
100% agree with attacking as early as possible. Not sure how Comp Sci has evolved over the years but my early days at DGS we were basically just taught what a floppy disk was and how to use dos prompts. Mind you tech has evolved to be way more accessible now, It would be great to understand what’s in todays curriculum and who is locally charged with driving changes.
Veronne Nicholas may know from her involvement in the college level.
My son currently doing IT for cxc… its basically the same thing I taught 17 years ago. They’ve not taken many leaps forward in the curriculum.
And therein is the problem
Definitely disappointing, but an opportunity to evolve and even make it more fun.
The irony that I’m even in technology now when I said back then that I would never want to sit infront a computer and code ms dos interfaces as a job was a direct reflection of what we were taught. Gaming makes comp sci even more attractive as an example.
And i’ll be honest… the only solution I see is after-school clubs where interested students are allowed to spread their wings. The curriculum won’t change in the foreseeable future.
Thats a great start, and from there work the curriculum angle to push the interests we see down into the schools.
I’m happy to provide the platform for that, at least virtually. The mentorship program I briefly dropped in the WhatsApp group could be a 1 on 1 component, and I have a Slack community created that could act as the hub for topics.
Mentee signup for anyone who eventually comes across this post and is interested.
And the Slack community can be joined here
The biggest challenge may be with students who don’t have the hardware to participate at home, if anyone on the ground in DA wants to see what the school facilities would be open to could go there, otherwise next I’m on island (hopefully Jan/ Feb) I can go in person. But the club is a great idea to help foster that knowledge starting from Highschool.
Gonna take you up on this one.
Let’s make it happen!