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OT but "performant" is not a word. I know what your[0] saying: "but everyone uses it alot[1]". Irregardless[2] if I just mis-use[3] characters frequently enough
by RandyRanderson 6y ago
OT but "performant" is not a word. I know what your[0] saying: "but everyone uses it alot[1]". Irregardless[2] if I just mis-use[3] characters frequently enough, am I suddenly right?
[0] incorrect word/grammar.
[1] also not a word.
[2] actually a word but don't use it.
[3] not correct.
- kreeben 6y agoI googled "performant" but the search result wasn't performant. https://www.google.com/search?&q=performant https://www.google.com/search?&q=performant
- musicale 6y agoHaha, indeed. The google incantation (yielding its definition as a computing jargon term for "functioning as expected") seems to be "performant definition" but "performant" is still a terrible word.
- kreeben 6y agoI'm assuming you're saying this because your native language is English. I, for one, accepted the word almost immediately.
- ristic 6y agoLanguage is evolution.
- deleted 6y ago[deleted]
- musicale 6y agoLanguage evolution isn't always good.
- musicale 6y agoThis is funny and deserves more upvotes. :D Regrettably, this unfortunate usage of "performant" is common in our field (and on HN) and is already infecting dictionaries. In this example it seems to be used as computing jargon for "good according to some (unspecified) performance criteria." Google's (Oxford Languages) dictionary gives a similar definition: (COMPUTING) adjective: performant: functioning well or as expected. "a highly performant database which is easy to use" This would seem to be a very poor and unclear substitute for words like "fast" or "efficient" or "reliable" or even "effective."