In Chapter 27, Scout recounts three events that upset Aunt Alexandra. The first event takes place when Bob Ewell blames Atticus for getting him fired from his WPA job. Every week, Bob would curse and openly accuse Atticus of "getting his job" at the welfare office in front of Miss Ruth. The second event which upsets Alexandra is when Bob Ewell attempts to break into Judge Taylor's home on a Sunday night. Fortunately, Judge Taylor was home, and Bob ran away. The third event which upsets Alexandra is when Bob Ewell threatens Helen Robinson on her way to work. Aunt Alexandra tells Atticus that she doesn't like the way Bob Ewell has been acting. She tells Atticus that people like Bob Ewell hold grudges and are not afraid to avenge people who they feel have wronged them.
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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