Ambassadors are high-ranking government diplomats who are sent to embassies abroad to represent their home government. Ambassadors are responsible for duties such as giving speeches on behalf of their home government, hosting political events, and holding meetings with the leaders of the countries in which they are stationed. Additionally, ambassadors serve as the representatives of all citizens of their home country living in the country they are stationed in. According to William C. Eacho, III, the U.S. ambassador to Austria, the position most similar to being an ambassador is being the CEO of a company. Both positions require strong and strategic leadership skills, as well as skills in interpersonal relationships and management. Ambassadors also manage government departments and NGOs in the country they are stationed in, which also involves management and organizational skills.
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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