Ismael Velascoismaelvelasco.dev·Aug 21, 2022How many emissions in a gigabyte of data?The Big Picture In my post on the green potential of event driven architectures and AsyncApi I noted that in 2022 4.8 zettabytes of data will be transferred over IP addresses. More than all data transferred in the previous 32 years since the Internet...2 likes·3.5K readsgreen-web
Ismael Velascoismaelvelasco.dev·Aug 2, 20222. Green Mode Design: Implementation StrategiesIn the second of the Green Mode Design series, I will move from the general design concept outlined in Part 1 to a first proposal on how it may be implemented by the four key constituencies: devs, consumers, browser vendors, and web standards/specifi...135 readsGreen Mode Designgreen-web
Ismael Velascoismaelvelasco.dev·Jul 13, 20221. Green Mode Design Through Graceful DegradationWouldn't it be great if you could toggle green mode on the websites you consume and greatly lower your CO2 emissions, make your battery last longer and extend the life of your devices? What is Green Mode design? What I'm choosing to call Green Mode d...2 likes·489 readsGreen Mode DesignWeb Development
Ismael Velascoismaelvelasco.dev·Jul 2, 2022A starter kit for building climate friendly softwareWhen you think about climate change, it's easy to feel fatalistic. Then again, fatalism comes easy to anyone who has had to start a new dev job, looked at their new codebase, and found themselves staring at the Big Bad Ball of Mud. And when you read...10 likes·856 readssustainability