GitHub and Yale survey finds developers want tools to cut software energy use
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GitHub and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication surveyed 1,039 GitHub users on software's environmental impact, and GitHub reports the results on X. Of respondents, 80% said they are interested in tools for writing more energy-efficient code, 78% want best practices for reducing software's environmental footprint, and 74% want ways to measure the environmental impact of their software or development process.
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GitHub@githubOfficialGitHub survey finds developers want tools to cut software's energy useAIA GitHub and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication survey of 1,039 GitHub users found 80% interested in tools for writing more energy-efficient code. Also, 78% want best practices for reducing software's environmental footprint, and 74% want ways to measure the environmental impact of their software or development process.
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