Comments on: Green computing starts with your code

By: Joe LeBlanc

Joe LeBlanc — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 16:29:37 +0000

I definitely echo the call to profile your code, especially when comparing frameworks. Some coding frameworks come bundled with the philosophy that “hardware is cheap.” Unfortunately, this often translates to more CPU cycles for convenience functionality only used in development.

Also, if you’re programming a web application, asset combination and minification is another thing to consider. If your framework of choice doesn’t already handle this, there are many stand alone tools to help you. Combining JavaScript and CSS files reduces the number of HTTP requests made, which ultimately saves energy.

By: luiz.rauber

luiz.rauber — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:58:03 +0000

about the article, thinking about the content… it’s logical, minor is mayor, principal for the new market why it is open in IT

By: luiz.rauber

luiz.rauber — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:55:50 +0000

nice tip

By: Joel Mielke

Joel Mielke — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 18:01:40 +0000

We need to conserve in any way we can, everywhere in our lives. I suggest that people wash their hair in the shower while the water is still cold, since there is minimal discomfort in having cold water on one’s head. This saves water and energy. I suppose that the first commenter would suggest not showering at all, but

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 23:57:42 +0000

So shouldn’t Lynda.com remove those energy gobbling videos from the Web? Maybe at least the flash versions?
Even better, remove the credit card processing and make them free, all that communication over the net mus killing the planet.

By: CCarlson

CCarlson — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:27:08 +0000

Interesting article here — I used to work in a data center and I am well aware of the pure amount of energy required to manage and maintain data center operations aka “The Cloud”.

Great write! If your code takes less for the server to process — the server load diminishes, electrical needs go down !

By: Mark Niemann-Ross, content manager | Developer

Mark Niemann-Ross, content manager | Developer — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:12:46 +0000

Irony noted. It’s a bit like a television commercial telling you to watch less television. Thanks for the humor.

mnr

By: kj

kj — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:08:35 +0000

How much energy could’ve been saved had you not spent time plugging the three lynda.com courses? Hahahahahaha! Thanks for starting off my day with a laugh!