# Subtraction by addition: Leaner images, safer code

DevFeed: [Subtraction by addition: Leaner images, safer code](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/subtraction-by-addition-leaner-images-safer-code-13243.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/subtraction-by-addition-leaner-images-safer-code>)

Published: 2024-03-29T00:00:00Z

Content type: comparison

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [chainguard images](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard-images.md>), [Docker Hub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker-hub.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

Tags: [chainguard-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-images.md>), [comparison](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/comparison.md>), [container-image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-image.md>), [cves](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cves.md>), [docker-hub](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker-hub.md>), [image-cve](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/image-cve.md>), [secure-minimal-image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-minimal-image.md>)

## AI overview

The article compares Chainguard Images with commonly used container images for Python, kubectl, openjdk, and golang. It reports substantially smaller image sizes and zero listed CVEs in the examples, while explaining that reducing vulnerability noise can help security teams identify meaningful risks.

## Source excerpt

Learn how adding a few characters to your image names with Chainguard Images can slash image sizes by 93% and drop CVEs to zero.