Though democracy and monarchy have more differences than similarities, there are some ways in which they overlap. Both democracies and monarchies govern through a consolidation of power. In a democracy, this power base is democratically elected by the masses; in a monarchy, the power base may be appointed through any number of means, but typically through primogeniture. In a democracy, the majority rules, while in a monarchy, only one person rules. However, even absolute monarchies throughout history often consulted a trusted group of advisors in order to gauge the popularity of proposed or enacted policies, help him or her understand the political ramifications of their actions, and let them speak for the common people. It's important to remember that, while monarchs can be tyrants, monarchies and dictatorships are not the same thing. The majority of present-day monarchs either have no state powers, or share power with democratically elected governments. Fewer than a dozen monarchies remain in the world; most are in the Middle East. Vatican City is also considered an absolute monarchy, with the Pope as the head.
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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