(One of the authors here) This is by far my favourite post in this entire thread -- I don't think I've ever seen Seymour Cray referenced as an authority in thi

(One of the authors here) This is by far my favourite post in this entire thread -- I don't think I've ever seen Seymour Cray referenced as an authority in this manner before :) Not specifically to OP, but for everyone unhappy about the use of performant: Pretty happy to concede that it isn't our finest bit of writing. Pretentiousness? Lack of technical nous? A bit of hurried/careless wording? I'll let you folks decide...