Abstract
Software process and development are the fundamental activities in software engineering. Increasing software usage either develops in-house or outsourcing requires improving the software process accordingly to minimise the adverse effects on the environment. The resources and power consumption controlled by hardware affected the software to move the process that causes high emission of power and energy. Thus, most of the existing work on software development is aimed at the efficiency of hardware operation through CPU, memory, and processor. Although sustainability is still initial in software engineering, the green software process can be achieved through sustainable development that concerns the preservation of the environment. However, there is still a lack of study and effort in the software process that emphasises sustainability perspectives and software waste elimination. Therefore, this study proposes the green factors for the software process that consider the sustainability elements and waste reduction during development. The green factors are the benchmark to measure a sustainable and green software process. Besides, this paper also presents the qualitative interview design and pilot study. The pilot study analysis has demonstrated the reliability of the interview protocol. Therefore, the actual interview and data analysis are currently in progress.
Highlights
Software was becoming crucial and became part of our life today
The implementation of green initiatives can be done in phases, observing how the software works without cost during the software development process
Based on the pilot analysis, the experts recommended that some items in the protocol be improved because they believed that they were not related to the green software process
Summary
Faculty of Information Science and Technology Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. Faculty of Ocean Engineering Technology and Informatics Universiti Malaysia Terengganu. Abstract—Software process and development are the fundamental activities in software engineering. Sustainability is still initial in software engineering, the green software process can be achieved through sustainable development that concerns the preservation of the environment. There is still a lack of study and effort in the software process that emphasises sustainability perspectives and software waste elimination. This study proposes the green factors for the software process that consider the sustainability elements and waste reduction during development. The green factors are the benchmark to measure a sustainable and green software process. This paper presents the qualitative interview design and pilot study. The pilot study analysis has demonstrated the reliability of the interview protocol.
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