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I wonder if eventually there is going to be consideration for environment required when building software. For instance running unoptimised code can eat a lot
by varispeed 4y ago
I wonder if eventually there is going to be consideration for environment required when building software.
For instance running unoptimised code can eat a lot of energy unnecessarily, which has an impact on carbon footprint.
Do you think we are going to see regulation in this area akin to car emission bands?
Even to an extent that some algorithms would be illegal to use when there are more optimal ways to perform a task? Like using BubbleSort when QuickSort would perform much better.
- jcelerier 4y ago> Do you think we are going to see regulation in this area akin to car emission bands? it has thankfully started: https://www.blauer-engel.de/en/productworld/resources-and-energy-efficient-software-products https://www.blauer-engel.de/en/productworld/resources-and-en... I think KDE's Okular has been one of the first certified software :-)
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- kzrdude 4y agoWell, there is some rumbling about making proof of work cryptocurrencies illegal, and that falls under this topic. To some extent they can claim to deliver a unique feature where there is no replacement for the algorithm they are using.