What this snippet does
host-gateway resolves to the host address so containers can reach services running outside Docker.
Expected output
64 bytes from 192.168.65.2: seq=0 ttl=63 time=0.4 ms
Why practise typing this
Typing networking code builds muscle memory for the symbols and indentation Docker uses most, which prose-based typing tests never cover. DevType measures your words per minute and accuracy on this snippet and tracks the individual characters you mistype, so later lessons can target them.
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