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# A Hitchhiker's Guide to Resource Efficient Software


- **Date:** Friday, Jul 11, 2025
- **Time:** 13:40–14:10 (30 min)
- **Room:** Stage 1
- **Event:** World Congress 2025
- **Tags:** design patterns, devops, product management, software architecture, sustainability, testing

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1414-a-hitchhiker-s-guide-to-resource-efficient-software)

## Description

Today, sustainability and resource efficiency are crucial for both ecological and economic reasons. Reducing CO2 emissions and cutting operating costs are major benefits of this approach. This presentation offers a guide and overview to resource-efficient software development, focusing on actionable strategies.

We'll start with a brief overview of why resource efficiency and sustainability matters in software development. Then, we'll share practical tips for project managers, software architects, and developers to help reduce the resource needs of their systems. These tips will cover various topics and stages of the development process, providing attendees with practical steps they can apply directly.

## Speaker

### [Hendrik Lösch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@hendrik-losch)

Sustainability in Software, Software Evolution, Software Architecture, Resource Efficency, QA,


## Related talks at this congress

- [Why (most) software projects fail silently...](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/669-why-most-software) — Hendrik Lösch
- [Green Software Development – Tools, SDK and Patterns for climate friendly applications](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/874-green-software) — Aydin Mir Mohammadi
- [High-quality software development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/654-high-quality) — David Tielke
- [Resolving technical debts in software architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/523-resolving-technical) — Carola Lilienthal