Yes. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, prejudice is a feeling of like or dislike for someone or something, especially when it is not reasonable or logical. At the beginning of the novel, Jem believes the false rumors and terrifying stories about the Finches' reclusive neighbor Boo Radley. Jem's irrational feelings of fear toward Boo Radley would be classified as being prejudiced. Jem believes Miss Stephanie's gossip and views Boo Radley as a "malevolent phantom." Jem is scared to walk past the Radley home and describes Boo Radley as a grotesque, monstrous human being who eats squirrels and chews on furniture. As a child, Jem is not aware that Boo Radley is simply a shy individual who is a rather magnanimous person. As Jem gets older, he gains perspective and realizes Boo is a harmless, kind neighbor. His childhood belief that Boo Radley was a sinister, atrocious monster depicts his prejudiced feelings towards Boo early on in the novel.
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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