When the Mayflower reached the shores of New England, there were two competing factions on the boat: the religious separatists that are today known as Pilgrims, and merchants that traveled to America to make a profit. Both sides realized the importance of forming a pact that would make the transition to this new world less chaotic. They agreed to create a document that would establish a government system to protect against the potential anarchy that could ensue. This document is called the Mayflower Compact. Some principles from the document had an influence on future governments in the United States. One of the more important concepts is the idea of a government based on the rule of the people. This is different than the monarchies that existed in Europe at the time. The document established a democracy in American and the right of male citizens to vote. In this democratic framework, citizens would make laws that would be equal and just. In essence, the Mayflower Compact acted as a model for the establishment of a national document that would be the law of the land.
As a software engineer, I need to sometimes describe a piece of code as something that lacks performance or was not written with performance in mind. Example: This kind of coding style leads to unmaintainable and unperformant code. Based on my Google searches, this isn't a real word. What is the correct way to describe this? EDIT My usage of "performance" here is in regard to speed and efficiency. For example, the better the performance of code the faster the application runs. My question and example target the negative definition, which is in reference to preventing inefficient coding practices. Answer This kind of coding style leads to unmaintainable and unperformant code. In my opinion, reads more easily as: This coding style leads to unmaintainable and poorly performing code. The key to well-written documentation and reports lies in ease of understanding. Adding poorly understood words such as performant decreases that ease. In addressing the use of such a poorly ...
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