Ponyboy is a rather judgmental individual and views various characters differently throughout the novel. Ponyboy feels that his oldest brother, Darry, is too hard on him and takes life too seriously. Towards the end of the novel, Ponyboy gains perspective and appreciates the sacrifices that Darry makes to provide for their family. However, Pony says that his favorite person in the world is Sodapop. Ponyboy gets along with Soda and enjoys his happy-go-lucky personality. Even though Ponyboy looks up to Sodapop, he is also ashamed that Soda dropped out of school. Ponyboy becomes close friends with Johnny throughout the novel and feels that Johnny is a sympathetic individual who is also a deep thinker. Initially, Ponyboy has a negative view of Dally and thinks that Dally is a reckless, immoral person. After seeing how Dally selflessly helps him and Johnny run away, Ponyboy begins to view Dally favorably. Additionally, Ponyboy feels sorry for Cherry and Randy Adderson. He understands their difficult situations and sympathizes with them. Instead of viewing them with contempt because they are Socs, Ponyboy sees them as typical kids with their own unique set of problems.
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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