In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Mayella Ewell was never assaulted or raped by Tom Robinson. However, Mayella claims Tom beat and raped her on the evening of November 21, 1934. Mayella and her father present conflicting testimonies and accuse Tom Robinson of committing the crime. Tom denies their fabricated stories and says Mayella attempted to seduce him and was caught by her father. Tom says he understood the precarious situation he was in and ran away as fast as he could. Atticus reveals the likely possibility that Bob Ewell beat his daughter after witnessing her kiss Tom Robinson. Mayella's accusation that Tom assaulted and raped her was done essentially to "save face" in the community. Atticus's case accurately depicted the series of events that took place on November 21st, but failed to convince the prejudiced jury that Tom was innocent. Unfortunately, Tom is found guilty of a crime he did not commit and becomes a victim of racial injustice.
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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