"Containerization is now state of the art and therefore the application is delivered in a container."
I wouldn't say it is "state of the art". Solaris had containers in 2004/2005.
I wouldn't say it is "state of the art". Solaris had containers in 2004/2005.
phrase of state
the most recent stage in the development of a product, incorporating the newest ideas and the most up-to-date features.
incorporating the newest ideas and the most up-to-date features.
"a new state-of-the-art hospital"
something can be quite old, but if nothing has replaced it, it's still "newest" and "most up-to-date"
(The key insight here is that "containerization" in the modern sense is about norms/expectations/practices and an ecosystem of tooling around a particular design that's convenient for certain use cases; it's not about a technical facility in the OS.)