The first official patent for silk screen printing was issued in 1907 to a British inventor, although the process was developed in Song Dynasty China, and had been used in both England and America since the 1880s. The early British and American screen printers primarily used the method to print expensive wallpaper, stencils for block writing, and other decorative draperies. It wasn’t until the 1960s that Andy Warhol popularized the use of silk screen printing for artistic and consumer purposes. Until Warhol’s silk screen printed pop art appeared on the scene, silk screened products, such as expensive wallpaper, were confined to the homes of the elite. Warhol’s artistic influence resulted in silk screen prints being used for the posters, clothing, and other popular consumer products that permeate our culture today.
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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