
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.







