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* it is actually more specific than "performant"* I disagree. See this use of 'fast' in a submission, for example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=71320
by solipsism 12y ago
* it is actually more specific than "performant"*
I disagree. See this use of 'fast' in a submission, for example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7132044 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7132044
What does "fast" mean there? It could mean the development environments are performant. Or it could mean they're quick to implement or set up. I believe the latter is what is intended, but I can't be sure from the submission or even the article, because the word "fast" is not very specific. In this context, the word "performant" would have been much more clear.
Language is fuzzy and malleable and subjective. People shouldn't be so quick to lay down declarations of approved or preferred words. And to chide someone for using a word that hasn't made it to the dictionary yet is tantamount to declaring that we should freeze English and never change it (referring to the great-grandparent post here).