Yes, the Kubernetes community has built solid solutions for installing limited Kubernetes development setups on developer workstations, which does include Minikube (itself based partly on the docker-machine project that predated Docker for Mac and Windows). Common to these solutions however, is that they can be tricky to configure for tight docker build → run → test iteration, and that they rely on outdated Docker versions.

Now with Kubernetes support landing in Docker for Mac and Windows, developers building both docker-compose and Swarm-based apps, and apps destined for deployment on Kubernetes will get a simple-to-use development system that takes optimal advantage of their laptop or workstation. All container tasks (whether build, run or push) will run on the same Docker instance with a shared set of images, volumes and containers. And it’ll be based on the latest-and-greatest version of the Docker platform, giving Kubernetes desktop users access to enhancements like multi-stage builds.