Sectionalism arose in the United States as a response to the differences in the economies of the different regions of the United States. The North, which did not enjoy the fertile lands of the South, focused on trade and manufacturing from its earliest history. The North was involved in manufacturing and enjoyed a much faster-paced urban existence. The South, on the other hand, was an agriculture-based economy. Different regions of the South were focused on a variety of cash crops like cotton and tobacco. They relied on chattel slavery to turn a profit for a wealthy planter class. These differences in economic goals and interests, often rooted in the different climate and landscapes, was a major reason for sectionalism. The issue of slavery also was a major cause of sectionalism, particularly in the early to middle Nineteenth Century.
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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