> i can see ko being good alternative if you for some reason do not want to install docker on your computer
The already established good alternative to Docker desktop is Rancher Desktop[1].
The already established good alternative to Docker desktop is Rancher Desktop[1].
Similar tools are Google's Jib for JVM based applications, `rules_docker` and `rules_oci` for Bazel etc.
All of which allow you to build applications without needing a Docker runtime at all during the build process which is a huge plus for portability, performance and repeatability.
Given that SUSE uses Podman, I hope they'll modify Rancher Desktop to use Podman, in which case it'd supersede Podman Desktop.