![]() ![]() Xkcd’s Earth Temperature Timeline made an impact.Nobody thought we were in the first two categories. Most were at ‘Oops’, though several were at ‘F°ck’ as well. We started with this image and did a show of hands to see where everybody thinks we stand right now.Here are a few things that resonated most with the attendees at both conferences, grouped by theme. ![]() We were even able to take some learnings from Devoxx with us to the J-Fall panel. Both times, a lively discussion followed in which many great ideas were shared, and the hour just flew by. Then, we opened up the floor for discussion, based around three main themes: developer sustainability, infra sustainability, and personal sustainability. Both times, we first set the stage by presenting some information about climate change, to get all attendees on the same page. We’ve been fortunate to host this panel twice so far: once as a Birds-of-a-Feather session at Devoxx Belgium, and once at J-Fall in the Netherlands, both in 2022. Participating in a panel like this one can serve as an inspiration to do even better. The most important rule of such a panel? No guilt-tripping! We all do our best, and ultimately, that’s all we can do. We figured it was a good idea to host a panel about it: both to get more people involved in the conversation and to learn from them ourselves. We want to know how we can make the most impact, and we know that we can’t do it alone. Julien even has a conference talk on the subject. After a discussion on Twitter, we ( Hanno Embregts, Julien Lengrand-Lambert, Jan-Hendrik Kuperus and Jan Ouwens) discovered we all have ideas about what we can do. Also, as employed people living in Europe or North-America, we belong to the top 10% of richest people on the planet.īut what can we do specifically? It’s not often clear. We, developers, program these computers, and the decisions that we make have consequences beyond the business domain we code for. After all, the whole world runs on computers these days, and computers consume energy. As developers, we are in a unique position to help do something about this. Exploring Sustainability in Tech (without the guilt-trips) by Jan Ouwens A panelĬlimate change is a thing that affects us all. ![]()
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