We are talking about the product from the reaction of glucose with ammonia (NH3). Glucose is a sugar molecule with the formula C6H12O6. It is comprised of five different hydroxyl groups (OH) which have slightly acidic protons. Ammonia is a mild organic base that can react with the glucose molecule by deprotonating the hydroxyl groups. So the main reaction between the two will be the ammonia molecules removing the protons from the hydroxyl groups to form the ammonium salts (NH4+). Another possible reaction is the cyclizing of the glucose molecule. Glucose can exist in a linear form with an aldehyde at one end and a hydroxyl group on the other end. Ammonia could catalyze the condensing of these groups to allow the glucose molecule to exist in cyclic form with a hemi-acetal group instead.
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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