Susan Eloise Hinton wrote The Outsiders when she was in high school and published her novel at the age of seventeen. Though her publishers were happy to print the novel, they were concerned her name might be a deterrent to potential readers. Especially for a story which deals so heavily with machismo, Viking Press felt a feminine name would discourage the target audience. As a result, Hinton chose to publish using her first and second initial alongside her surname. This decision is one many woman authors make, even today. Authors may fear having a feminine name implies their books are only for women, or only about topics which interest women. Of course, that's not necessarily true! Some women do write for a feminine audience, but many more are seeking to write to a more inclusive experience. Another famous author who chose to use a gender neutral pen name to prevent a gendered effect on book sales is J. K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series.
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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