Sustainable Practices
Sustainable Practices refer to methodologies and approaches in software development that prioritize environmental, social, and economic sustainability. This includes optimizing resource usage (e.g., energy, hardware), reducing carbon footprints, and designing systems for long-term maintainability and minimal waste. It encompasses principles like green computing, energy-efficient coding, and sustainable software engineering.
Developers should learn Sustainable Practices to address climate change and reduce the environmental impact of technology, which accounts for significant global energy consumption and e-waste. This is crucial for building energy-efficient applications, optimizing cloud infrastructure to lower costs and emissions, and meeting corporate sustainability goals or regulatory requirements in industries like finance and government.