From sketching out app designs to wrestling the beasts of infrastructure, I’ve been on a mission to understand every layer of the tech stack. CI/CD implementation? Check. Navigating the maze of team culture and organisational structure? Check. E-commerce consulting? Check check.
So now I’m using my experience, insight, and perspective to look at how we make it all more sustainable.
When it comes down to it, I like people, I like tech, I like the planet… and I love helping people build tech that is better for the planet.
As technology scales, data centres quietly contribute more and more to the climate crisis. While estimates vary, the tech industry generates roughly 2–3% of global emissions .
read more“Follow the Sun” sounds like ambiguous guidance from Yoda. It is also:
read moreWhat a week for planet Earth. (And I’m sure it’s been a helluva week for planet Mars too but that’s not my concern right now.)
read moreThe cloud is just someone else’s computer.
read moreMy partner LOVES Christmas time. The lights, the markets, finding the biggest tree (then carrying that son-of-a-gun home), the city, the jumpers, the mugs, the themed socks… Actually, to put it into perspective, when moving to the Netherlands, 2 of our 10 boxes were solely for Christmas decorations.
read moreI’m sure you’ve heard of ChatGPT, Copilot, or any of the other many (many, many, many) AI tools hitting the tech scene. But something a little more nuanced is coming to light–and that’s the environmental costs. I mean, ‘L’ in LLM doesn’t exactly stand for ’low-impact’.
read moreMeasuring the energy consumption of your software is like
read moreThis week, I found myself thinking about the gaps in sustainable software development. And if you’re here, I hope you’re thinking about them too.
read moreThere are constant arguments, opinions, and memes about how to make more sustainable decisions.
read moreDuring my time at university, I wrestled with the concept of Big O notation, never quite grasping its real-world significance. However, when I entered the IT industry, I seldom found myself in situations where understanding Big O notation was essential.
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