You are talking about different elements of the food chain. Producers (autotrophs) are plants that utilize the power of sunlight to produce their own food. Decomposers are bacteria, molds, and fungi that feed on decaying matter and help break them back down into base nutrients. You are talking about the part of the food chain occupied by animals. Animals are consumers in that they cannot produce their own food and must eat other living things as a source of food. They can be divided into three basic categories. Animals that eat only plants (producers) are called herbivores. Animals that eat other animals (meat) are called carnivores. And animals that eat both herbivores and carnivores are called omnivores. Humans are an example of an omnivore (although vegetarians would technically be herbivores).
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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