Software Development and Sustainability | Brendan Kamp | Beyond Coding Podcast #160

Connect with Brendan Kamp: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-kamp-757e⁠ With Google as My Neighbor, Will There Still Be Water? - ⁠https://algorithmwatch.org/en/protests-against-data-centers/⁠ OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:28 - What is sustainable tech? 00:02:29 - Sustainability in programming languages 00:05:13 - Optimizing a few hot paths 00:07:26 - Is it worth optimizing algorithms? 00:10:50 - Optimizing for readability 00:13:26 - The Zen of Python 00:15:58 - Underutilized infrastructure 00:17:54 - Reducing infra by 40-50% 00:19:59 - Cloud providers are damaging the planet 00:22:44 - Offsetting emissions and green washing 00:26:21 - Distributed datacenters in hotels and swimming pools 00:30:07 - A datacenter that has more rights than citizens 00:31:55 - Who is at fault 00:33:34 - Microsoft's emissions growing since AI boom 00:34:45 - Fit for 55 00:35:12 - What is greenwashing? 00:37:39 - You have to adhere to sustainability practises 00:39:13 - Emission scopes 00:41:50 - Saving costs on cloud resources 00:45:06 - Why overspend happens 00:48:20 - People problems 00:51:12 - The power to implement 00:53:45 - Everlearning #Software #Technology #Podcast - Connect with Patrick Akil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-akil https://twitter.com/PatrickAkil_ Feedback is always welcome :) Beyond Coding is a weekly podcast with fireside chats on tech, entrepreneurship and career journeys. Common topics are: software engineering, leadership, self-improvement and entrepreneurship. Authentic, informative and inspiring. That's the aim for each episode. Shoutout to Xebia for making these episodes possible 💜: https://www.xebia.com Beyond Coding on your favourite podcast platforms 🎙: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7asIKIPU3N6n0SNWHxwMnQ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-coding/id1572440477 Google Podcasts - https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81YmI1N2VhYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Audible - https://www.audible.com/pd/Podcast/B08K56MZBQ Anchor- https://anchor.fm/beyond-coding Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id4169675 Breaker - https://www.breaker.audio/beyond-coding Pocket Casts - https://pca.st/gljc9jhh Radio Public - https://radiopublic.com/beyond-coding-G3YVLg Equipment we use 💕 Rodecaster Pro - https://www.amazon.com/-/en/dp/B07M5LQ1YZ/ref=sr_1_1 Rode Procaster - https://www.amazon.com/Rode-Procaster-Broadcast-Dynamic-Microphone/dp/B001IPUJJI/ Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro - https://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-Professional-Headphones-Limited-Renewed/dp/B07KWY57MR/