Computing within limits is a promising field, that follows principles of a) questioning endless growth narrative, b) considering and preparing for models of scarcity and c) reducing energy and material consumption, while considering d) a global spatial scale and e) long time frames. With computing's environmental impact growing and ecological limits becoming increasingly pressing, the LIMITS workshop has served as a central venue for this community since its inception in 2015, but an overview of the research published there has yet to be described. This paper addresses this gap by analyzing 160 publications from the LIMITS workshop in the period 2015 to 2025 to identify its international spread, contributions and developments in relation to field's core concerns, combining programmatic analysis with a manual review. Our findings indicate that the field has increasingly mentioned degrowth and post-growth, especially in 2024-2025. It has broadened its global perspective, with a growing, but still limited, representation of work beyond the Global North. The majority of papers are positional or observational, while artifact-producing research remains relatively scarce, though solution-oriented output has grown in recent years. This paper contributes to the LIMITS community by mapping its first decade and current trends to support future research and enhance its global impact.
翻译:有限性计算是一个前景广阔的领域,遵循以下原则:a) 质疑无节制增长叙事,b) 考虑并准备应对稀缺性模型,c) 减少能源和材料消耗,同时考虑d) 全球空间尺度,以及e) 长时间框架。随着计算对环境影响的加剧和生态极限日益迫在眉睫,LIMITS研讨会自2015年创办以来,已成为该群体的核心会议,但对其所发表研究的综述尚未被描述。本文通过分析LIMITS研讨会2015年至2025年间发表的160篇出版物,结合程序化分析与人工审阅,以识别其国际分布、贡献及与该领域核心关切相关的发展动态,填补了这一空白。我们的发现表明,该领域越来越多地提及去增长和后增长,尤其在2024-2025年间。其全球视野得以拓宽,全球南方地区的研究代表有所增加但仍显有限。多数论文属于立场性或观察性研究,而生成物产出型研究仍然相对稀缺,尽管近年来面向解决方案的成果有所增长。本文通过梳理LIMITS群体首个十年及其当前趋势,以支持未来研究并增强其全球影响力,从而对该群体做出贡献。