In Act 2, scene 4, we see Romeo with his friends: here, he behaves like sort of a stereotypical young man of his age. He is playful and fun-loving, he engages in a bit of sexually suggestive banter, he endures some good-natured ribbing and he gives back as good as he gets. However, then Juliet's nurse arrives to speak with Romeo, and his demeanor changes. He sort of blows off his friends, saying that he'll follow them to his father's house, but he really has no such intention. To the nurse, he speaks sincerely and with emotion about the plans he has made for a marriage with Juliet. Further, he is courteous and even offers her money for delivering their messages. Thus, in this scene, Romeo seems a bit immature at first, but he quickly sobers when faced with responsibility and something that is important to him.
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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