Potentials of Green Coding -- Findings and Recommendations for Industry, Education and Science -- Extended Paper

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2402.18227v1
• Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:48:56 GMT
• Title: Potentials of Green Coding -- Findings and Recommendations for Industry, Education and Science -- Extended Paper
• Authors: Dennis Junger (HTW Berlin), Max Westing (Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld), Christopher P. Freitag (HTW Berlin), Achim Guldner (Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld), Konstantin Mittelbach (HTW Berlin), Kira Oberg\"oker (Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld), Sebastian Weber (Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld), Stefan Naumann (Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld), Volker Wohlgemuth (HTW Berlin)
• Abstract summary: We conduct an analysis to gather and present existing literature on three research questions relating to the production of ecologically sustainable software. We compile the approaches to Green Coding and Green Software Engineering that have been published since 2010. We consider ways to integrate the findings into existing industrial processes and higher education curricula to influence future development in an environmentally friendly way.
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• Abstract: Progressing digitalization and increasing demand and use of software cause rises in energy- and resource consumption from information and communication technologies (ICT). This raises the issue of sustainability in ICT, which increasingly includes the sustainability of the software products themselves and the art of creating sustainable software. To this end, we conducted an analysis to gather and present existing literature on three research questions relating to the production of ecologically sustainable software ("Green Coding") and to provide orientation for stakeholders approaching the subject. We compile the approaches to Green Coding and Green Software Engineering (GSE) that have been published since 2010. Furthermore, we considered ways to integrate the findings into existing industrial processes and higher education curricula to influence future development in an environmentally friendly way.

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