Rawls does not specifically discuss urban planning in the book, which is more theoretical and philosophical than most books about such a pragmatic topic as urban planning. Essentially, Rawls argues in the book that if we were able to choose the kind of society we lived in, we should do it from behind a veil of ignorance, meaning that we don't know what our own abilities, or position in society will be. Without knowing where we would fall in society, we would probably choose a society with the kind of social safety nets that protect everyone's basic welfare. Because urban planning is fraught with social issues, we could suggest the same thing about it. All sorts of issues related to urban planning have social implications. Gentrification, equal access to utilities, schools, public parks, and de facto segregation are all issues that involve the kind of fundamental justice that Rawls advocates for society as a whole. If we could choose the ideal city, all things being equal, we would choose a city where we had access to the same things as everyone else. In many ways, concrete issues like city planning are arenas where Rawls's ideas of justice might be (but all too often are not) put into practice.
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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