There is still a tiny VM running. This one happens to be the Native OS X Hypervisor Framework. From the docs:
> Hypervisor (Hypervisor.framework). The Hypervisor framework allows virtualization vendors to build virtualization solutions on top of OS X without needing to deploy third-party kernel extensions (KEXTs). Included is a lightweight hypervisor that enables virtualization of the host CPUs.
I've had a great run with VirtualBox, between Vagrant and Docker Machine. But I can't lie, I won't miss its installer, uninstaller, OS X kernel extensions, questionable network file sharing, and more. Removing a big blob of software between me and my virtualization-ready CPU is progress.
Then Docker for Mac is the one-two punch. Simpler virtualization, extremely rich containerization.
There is still a tiny VM running. This one happens to be the Native OS X Hypervisor Framework. From the docs:
> Hypervisor (Hypervisor.framework). The Hypervisor framework allows virtualization vendors to build virtualization solutions on top of OS X without needing to deploy third-party kernel extensions (KEXTs). Included is a lightweight hypervisor that enables virtualization of the host CPUs.
https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/releasenotes/MacOSX/...
I've had a great run with VirtualBox, between Vagrant and Docker Machine. But I can't lie, I won't miss its installer, uninstaller, OS X kernel extensions, questionable network file sharing, and more. Removing a big blob of software between me and my virtualization-ready CPU is progress.
Then Docker for Mac is the one-two punch. Simpler virtualization, extremely rich containerization.