The reader has to use inference to answer this question because we are not specifically told exactly why the Lees' apartment smells like cats. Inference, of course, is a conclusion that is based solely upon reasoning and observation. The reader can infer that the Lees' apartment might contain unpleasant smells because the apartment is in a "seedy" apartment complex called the "New Tenements" where Max has been forbidden to go. Max goes there anyway (with his friend, Freak) and notices that the New Tenements are a “big, falling-apart place" that looks "busted up." As a result, the reader can infer that the apartments are not that clean. When Loretta opens the door for the boys, she is smoking a cigarette, which would lead to the apartment smelling like cigarette smoke—perhaps one of many foul odors to be found in the apartment. According to Max, another one of these odors is the strong smell of cats.
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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