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#21 Greening Software 101 with Anne Currie & Arne Tarara

Are you ready to take a closer look at the environmental consequences of coding and join the movement towards green coding? What actions can we collectively take to minimize the harmful effects of software development on our environment?

That’s what we discussed in this episode on the harmful impact of code on the environment !

Join Gaël Duez to meet : Arne Tarara, Ceo of Green Coding Berlin in Berlin & Anne Currie in London, writer of several science fiction novels as well as the much looked forward O’Reilly book “Building Green Software”. 

➡️ Arne and Anne shared their insights on green computing practices. We tackled various topics related to : 

- green software, including grass-root efforts,
- integrating sustainability in training, 
- tools for reducing environmental footprints. 

✅ Don't miss this episode to explore "Green Software" and gain valuable insights on the tech industry's environmental landscape and web sustainability.

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Anne Currie is a seasoned technologist with 25+ years of experience in the industry, known for her advocacy of green software and responsible technology. She co-founded the Green Software Foundation. She is a writer of several science fiction novels as well as the much looked forward O’Reilly book “Building Green Software” !

Arne Tarara is the CEO and Software Engineer of Green Coding Berlin Software, a company focused on developing open-source tools for Green Software to reduce the climate impact caused by bloated software. Arne's mission revolves around researching the energy consumption of software and its infrastructure, creating open-source measurement tools, and building a community and ecosystem around green software


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