In Act Two, Scene 3, Shakespeare offers the audience much needed comic relief by introducing the intoxicated Porter who makes several witty, yet significant remarks during the scene. The Porter pretends to be the gatekeeper of Hell while Macduff repeatedly knocks at the door. He comments that he was pretending to be the devil's porter so that he could let someone from every profession into hell. The Porter's comments are ironic as Shakespeare links Macbeth's castle in Inverness, the place where Duncan's brutal murder takes place, to Hell. The Porter then jokes with Macduff about the effects of alcohol by mentioning that it increases desire but simultaneously impedes sexual performance. The effects of alcohol also allude to Macbeth's confusion and lust for power. The Porter's comments about sexual performance also echo Lady Macbeth's taunts directed towards her husband.
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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