"Performant"
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... is not a word. Well at least according to dictionaries. That's strange because I use it quite a lot and I've heard it used quite a lot. But then of course English is not my native language so I don't really have an accurate idea. How about you?
Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy
Mircea Grelus wrote:
... is not a word.
I am not sure, but Ninjawords and Wordweb dictionaries think it *is* a word. Ninjawords[^] Wordweb[^]
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... is not a word. Well at least according to dictionaries. That's strange because I use it quite a lot and I've heard it used quite a lot. But then of course English is not my native language so I don't really have an accurate idea. How about you?
Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy
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Mircea Grelus wrote:
... is not a word.
I am not sure, but Ninjawords and Wordweb dictionaries think it *is* a word. Ninjawords[^] Wordweb[^]
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero .·´¯`·->Rajesh<-·´¯`·. Codeproject.com: Visual C++ MVP
These are more like urban dictionaries and not like the accredited ones like Merriam-Webster for example.
Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy
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So what is performant suppose to mean?
xacc.ide - now with IronScheme support
IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 2 out nowIt's a term used to state "Our application really sucks, but look we're going to throw a couple of meaningless words into the mix hoping that you'll think it' really quick and ignore the fact that it's a steaming pile of cow doo doo."
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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So what is performant suppose to mean?
xacc.ide - now with IronScheme support
IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 2 out nowI know about it being used technologically only to describe a system that provides performance. So you would say it is a "performant application" - an application that performs well. Haven't you come across it?
Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy
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These are more like urban dictionaries and not like the accredited ones like Merriam-Webster for example.
Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy
Life will be tough if we have to make sure that everything we write is on the accredited Merriem-Webster dictionary. I believe that as the language evolves, some day sooner or later, the Merriem thing will be forced to include new words from the urban dictionaries or it may get out of market for not being comprehensive. :)
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It's a term used to state "Our application really sucks, but look we're going to throw a couple of meaningless words into the mix hoping that you'll think it' really quick and ignore the fact that it's a steaming pile of cow doo doo."
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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Ohh a managerial word, I am feeling very performant today.
xacc.ide - now with IronScheme support
IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 2 out nowleppie wrote:
I am feeling very performant today
Never. I'll not have a word said against you.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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... is not a word. Well at least according to dictionaries. That's strange because I use it quite a lot and I've heard it used quite a lot. But then of course English is not my native language so I don't really have an accurate idea. How about you?
Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy
You are right. It's not an accepted dictionary word (yet).
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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I know about it being used technologically only to describe a system that provides performance. So you would say it is a "performant application" - an application that performs well. Haven't you come across it?
Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy
Mircea Grelus wrote:
So you would say it is a "performant application" - an application that performs well
So basically you are saying the application runs? ;P I think a lot of people associate "perform" with something good. So what is the application actually performing? Is it making wells? ;P
xacc.ide - now with IronScheme support
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leppie wrote:
I am feeling very performant today
Never. I'll not have a word said against you.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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... is not a word. Well at least according to dictionaries. That's strange because I use it quite a lot and I've heard it used quite a lot. But then of course English is not my native language so I don't really have an accurate idea. How about you?
Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy
There is no such word: it is a made up word that, through constant usage, may, eventually, become a real word. Much like quiz. At present it is a word uttered by brainless marketing types whose grasp of English is matched only by their grasp of technology. One might presume that 'performant' is meant to imply both speed and reliability without actually saying so meaning that you can't sue them for extolling the non-existant virtues of the latest inacarnation of crap-ware. :)
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... is not a word. Well at least according to dictionaries. That's strange because I use it quite a lot and I've heard it used quite a lot. But then of course English is not my native language so I don't really have an accurate idea. How about you?
Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy
:-D We, programmers, and heavy computer users in general..or actually, any kind o? a nerd/geek, tends to create words that help him/her describe what (s)he wants to say. I've noticed this many many times, and I simply cannot find an explanation for this. I guess we're move adapter to making stuff up as we go along in order to describe things.:~
"impossible" is just an opinion.
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Mircea Grelus wrote:
So you would say it is a "performant application" - an application that performs well
So basically you are saying the application runs? ;P I think a lot of people associate "perform" with something good. So what is the application actually performing? Is it making wells? ;P
xacc.ide - now with IronScheme support
IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 2 out nowleppie wrote:
I think a lot of people associate "perform" with something good. So what is the application actually performing? Is it making wells?
:laugh: Well no. From my understanding of the words it's actually an adjective that describes performance. I guess it's probably a managerial word like Pete said. I've came across it and sounded natural to me, but just when I typed a message I noticed that it wasn't recognized by the spell-checker.
Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy
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:-D We, programmers, and heavy computer users in general..or actually, any kind o? a nerd/geek, tends to create words that help him/her describe what (s)he wants to say. I've noticed this many many times, and I simply cannot find an explanation for this. I guess we're move adapter to making stuff up as we go along in order to describe things.:~
"impossible" is just an opinion.
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Mircea Grelus wrote:
So you would say it is a "performant application" - an application that performs well
So basically you are saying the application runs? ;P I think a lot of people associate "perform" with something good. So what is the application actually performing? Is it making wells? ;P
xacc.ide - now with IronScheme support
IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 2 out nowleppie wrote:
So basically you are saying the application runs? ;P I think a lot of people associate "perform" with something good
Well from my understanding "perform" describes one thing, and "performance" describes something else. I've just checked an English-Romanian dictionary that I have and that seems to second my understanding. Of course actually learning the language with this misconception in mind doesn't really make me a valuable observer.
Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy
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I know about it being used technologically only to describe a system that provides performance. So you would say it is a "performant application" - an application that performs well. Haven't you come across it?
Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy
The phrase "provides performance" is poor english so 'performant' is even worse I'm afraid. It's not your fault, you are being exposed to this - as if it were a disease. Elaine :rose:
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It's a term used to state "Our application really sucks, but look we're going to throw a couple of meaningless words into the mix hoping that you'll think it' really quick and ignore the fact that it's a steaming pile of cow doo doo."
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
so cynical but yet so true
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... is not a word. Well at least according to dictionaries. That's strange because I use it quite a lot and I've heard it used quite a lot. But then of course English is not my native language so I don't really have an accurate idea. How about you?
Cheers, Mircea "Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys" - David Ogilvy
I've never understood why someone would want to use the word when "it performs better" is so much clearer and saner than "it is more performant". It's use, to me, is indicitive of the person using it losing track of their thoughts and getting lost in a quagmire of buziness speke.
cheers, Chris Maunder
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