Dorine in “Tartuffe” is a very independent minded character. As a servant, she should fade into the background and speak only when addressed. However, Dorine is far different from the typical servant (or woman) of her day. Mme. Pernell is the first one to point this out when she says, “Girl you talk too much and I’m afraid/You’re far too saucy for a lady’s maid” (1.1). Dorine is not afraid to express herself to any member of the family, and when she speaks, she sees through the heart of the matter to the truth. For example, when Dorine hears Orgon telling Mariane she should marry Tartuffe, she is not afraid to step in and have her say: “There’s lately been a rumor going about--/Based on some hunch or chance remark, no doubt/That you mean Mariane to wed Tartuffe/I’ve laughed it off, of course, as just a spoof.” (2.2). Unlike most of the women of her time, Dorine is not afraid to speak up against her employer. Dorine is not afraid to speak out against the tradition of arranged marriages. She is an independent, strong woman in a time when such a woman was an anomaly.
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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