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For Good

30 October 2022

What is Green Software Engineering?

Shortly after becoming the 2021 Fuller Fellow, I began thinking about what I could learn (potentially abroad) and implement (locally) that would contribute to my personal development as a web developer, while also contributing to Fuller’s For Good initiative.

I promptly stumbled upon the topic of Green Software Engineering (GSE) ⁠— an emerging discipline that combines climate science with software and hardware best practices.

After some general research, I wanted to learn more, and understand how best to implement the GSE practices at Fuller ⁠— both for ourselves as an agency For Good ⁠— and for our clients.

I reached out to Asim Hussain, Green Cloud Advocacy Lead at Microsoft, who was kind enough to take some time out of his schedule to point me in the right direction – namely the Green Software Foundation (GSF), and the Principles of Green Software Development.

From Asim, I learnt more about the problem that GSE is aiming to solve, the leaders in the space, and how we ⁠— as developers and agencies ⁠— can leverage GSE in our day-to-day work for the good of our planet.

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