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Frank Carver has over a quarter of a century of experience in the software industry as an employee, consultant and entrepreneur, and is also a qualified teacher and trainer with experience teaching at college and university level. Recently, Frank has become increasingly concerned with the huge environmental impact of computer technology, combined with a general disregard for such issues in business and academia, and has taken a few years off work to research for a PhD in the area. Frank lives in Ipswich with his family and currently survives by coaching students on how to thrive in the complex and unfamiliar world of today’s university.
Poster presentation
What do Software Developers Know About Sustainability?
Exact values vary, but some 2019 sources estimate that the internet and its associated technology consumes as much as 10% of the world’s electricity and has an environmental impact equivalent to the aviation industry. While the use of aviation has drastically reduced because of the COVID19 pandemic, use of the internet has greatly increased, so the current usage is probably considerably higher. The aim of this ongoing PhD research is to educate and inform developers to make smarter choices about the impact of their work, but in order to do that it is important to understand how software developers learn their skills and attitudes in the first place. That means examining how, and what, they are taught.
What do Software Developers Know About Sustainability?
Exact values vary, but some 2019 sources estimate that the internet and its associated technology consumes as much as 10% of the world’s electricity and has an environmental impact equivalent to the aviation industry. While the use of aviation has drastically reduced because of the COVID19 pandemic, use of the internet has greatly increased, so the current usage is probably considerably higher. The aim of this ongoing PhD research is to educate and inform developers to make smarter choices about the impact of their work, but in order to do that it is important to understand how software developers learn their skills and attitudes in the first place. That means examining how, and what, they are taught.
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