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One of the exciting statistics on digital sustainability revolves around the energy efficiency of programming languages. The most well-known paper on the subject gives the impression that some programming languages could be up to 80 times more sustainable than others. But is that really the case? In this blog post, I will clear up some myths about digital sustainability and show what really matters.

The day-to-day work in software development is work that requires a lot of brainpower. It involves high cognitive demands and skills in which perception and attention play a special role. The problem with this is that the way people think can be distorted. A distorted way of thinking leads to thinking traps and consequently to mistakes. Anyone who has mastered a few perceptual-psychological basics can adapt their way of working and especially their programming style in a way that avoids thinking traps and recognises mistakes more quickly.