Fascinating article from IEEE Spectrum that discusses the carbon footprint of software and how we can both measure and improve it: https://spectrum.ieee.org/green-software
The benefit is not only less carbon, but following some of the principles that are outlined can decrease costs and improve efficiency.
The article references tools such as Firefox Profiler and Ecograder as well as an open source Sustainable Software Engineering course.
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We Need to Decarbonize Software
The green software movement is tackling the hidden environmental impact of today’s codeRina Diane Caballar (IEEE Spectrum)