November 2020

Green Energy Efficient Progressive Web Apps

November 30, 2020 Nov 30, 2020 11/30/20

David Rousset

The average Windows user spends 60% of their time in the browser and therefore... on web pages. As a web developer, can we adjust our code to reduce its carbon footprint? This post discusses two ways to make web applications more energy efficient.

Examining the Carbon Footprint of Devices

November 23, 2020 Nov 23, 2020 11/23/20

Srilatha (Bobbie) Manne

Many of us are reliant on electronic devices but they come with a significant cost in terms of carbon and e-waste. With a little forethought and understanding of the carbon footprint of these devices, there are tangible and effective ways to reduce emissions with minimal adverse impact.

How To Measure The Power Consumption of Your Frontend Application

November 16, 2020 Nov 16, 2020 11/16/20

Sara Bergman

The second principle of Sustainable Software Engineering is to build energy efficient applications. The very first step in that direction is to measure the energy cost of your application. This post will answer the question "what is the best way to measure the energy consumption of your front end service?".

Carbon-Aware vs. Carbon-Efficient Applications

November 9, 2020 Nov 9, 2020 11/9/20

Asim Hussain

If a user is aware a choice is being made to reduce carbon emissions, then the application becomes a carbon-aware application and not just a carbon-efficient application.

VLC Energy Optimization With GPU

November 2, 2020 Nov 2, 2020 11/2/20

Pierre LAGARDE

For the past few years, sustainable software engineering has arisen as one of the major topics in the daily discussions I have with software developers. Due to the advancements in technology, as well as the increasing awareness we share on climate change and the overall impact of tech on the environment, sustainable software engineering is now...

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