# chainguard report

Published articles for chainguard report.

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## The State of Trusted Open Source: December 2025

DevFeed: [The State of Trusted Open Source: December 2025](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-state-of-trusted-open-source-december-2025-13270.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/the-state-of-trusted-open-source-december-2025>)

Published: 2025-12-18T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/containers.md>), [chainguard containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard-containers.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [open-source-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source-security.md>)

Tags: [2025](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2025.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [chainguard-containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-containers.md>), [chainguard-cves](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-cves.md>), [chainguard-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-images.md>), [chainguard-report](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-report.md>), [containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/containers.md>), [cve-data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cve-data.md>), [open-source-software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source-software.md>), [report](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/report.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [state-of-trusted-open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/state-of-trusted-open-source.md>), [trends](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trends.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>)

### AI overview

Chainguard's December 2025 State of Trusted Open Source report examines open source usage, CVE data, vulnerability remediation, and compliance trends across its customer base and container image catalog. It highlights Python's role in AI workloads, the prevalence of longtail images in production, the concentration of remediated vulnerabilities outside the top 20 projects, FIPS image usage, and remediation of Critical CVEs in under 20 hours on average.

### Source excerpt

Chainguard's State of Trusted Open Source for December 2025 dives into usage trends for Chainguard Containers, CVE data, and why remediation speed matters.

## Engineers Want to Build, Not Maintain: Key Findings From Our 2026 Engineering Reality Report

DevFeed: [Engineers Want to Build, Not Maintain: Key Findings From Our 2026 Engineering Reality Report](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/engineers-want-to-build-not-maintain-key-findings-from-our-2026-engineering-reality-report-13029.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/engineers-want-to-build-not-maintain-key-findings-from-our-2026-engineering-reality-report>)

Published: 2025-10-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [Developer experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-experience.md>), [code productivity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-productivity.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Automation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/automation.md>), [toolchains](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/toolchains.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

Tags: [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automation.md>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [chainguard-containers-report](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-containers-report.md>), [chainguard-report](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-report.md>), [developer-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-experience.md>), [developer-experience-report](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-experience-report.md>), [engineering-reality](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering-reality.md>), [engineering-reality-2025](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering-reality-2025.md>), [productivity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/productivity.md>), [report](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/report.md>), [secure-software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-software.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [software-engineer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-engineer.md>), [toolchains](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/toolchains.md>)

### AI overview

Chainguard's 2026 Engineering Reality Report, based on a survey of 1,200 engineers and technology leaders, examines the modern developer experience. It finds that automation and AI are reducing repetitive work, while technical debt, maintenance, fragmented tooling, workflow disruption, burnout, and limited trust continue to constrain productivity. Engineers consistently want more time to build, and the article connects secure, integrated tools with innovation and business growth.

### Source excerpt

Chainguard surveyed 1,200 engineers and technology leaders to better understand the state of the developer experience today and where teams can improve.