# engineering reality 2025

Published articles for engineering reality 2025.

This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles.

## 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.