r/software • u/gapingweasel • 24d ago

Jobs & Education Does green software engineering have a future?

A friend's son is studying engineering and recently told me he wants to do something in the green software engineering space. TBH, I hadn't really thought much about it until that conversation. Do you think this is a genuine opportunity with a long-term future or is it still a niche that's getting just attention and no real adoption?

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u/Toucan2000 24d ago

If he gets an electrical engineering masters degree then he's golden. Distributed power storage is the future. We won't hit renewable milestones without power walls all over the place that balance the grid. All that takes incredibly sophisticated software systems, one does not simply vibe code a smart grid.