It's not easy being green!

In our day-to-day private life, we are already aware of the small steps we can take to reduce our carbon footprint: wear an extra sweater in winter, separate our waste, recycle our used products, not using a car if it isn't strictly necessary, etc. In software development we can take similar small steps to create a better environment.

In this presentation, Marjolein Pordon will raise awareness about the the size of the carbon footprint in software development, its current and future impact as well as how to measure it and make it visible. Considering that not only the functional aspects of an application are subjects that are important and must be tested, but also a set of non-functionals, she argues that it is environmentally necessary to take the carbon footprint creation into account as a non-functional requirement when performing a product risk analysis.

Furthermore, she will present useful tools that a software tester can use to indicate the carbon footprint that is created by IT, and offer simple but useful tips to help reduce the carbon footprint when creating software solutions.

Marjolein Pordon

Marjolein Pordon is an experienced software test consultant with a focus on functional and non-functional quality of software. In her opinion a product or system is not finished when it meets the specified functionality; she also emphasizes non-functional alspects as usability, user-friendliness, performance and sustainability. Marjolein has recently shared her ideas and knowledge on Testing Stage Kiev 2021, Testcon 2021 and Test Automation Days 2022.

This presentation will address the carbon footprint of software and how to reduce it.

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