I'm very surprised they don't even mention the efficiency of the developer in this context - C might be the greener language once the system is developed, but it's somewhat common sense that a higher-level language should significantly lessen development time.
Since developers needs to run an entire OS incl. employer/administrative overhead for the time they're developing, the greenest thing one could do for software is improving DevEx. (at all levels - language, infrastructure, tooling)
I'm talking about the majority of software being developed here - if you're FAANG or run a system with huge loads then the trade-off might be worth it.
Since developers needs to run an entire OS incl. employer/administrative overhead for the time they're developing, the greenest thing one could do for software is improving DevEx. (at all levels - language, infrastructure, tooling)
I'm talking about the majority of software being developed here - if you're FAANG or run a system with huge loads then the trade-off might be worth it.