Re:Kod is a new Node.js scriptable code editor for OSX
by rasmusfabbe on Sunday December 19, 2010 @03:08AM
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Node.js is a universal environment much like Python or Ruby, but runs the highly performant V8 JavaScript virtual machine. The choice of JavaScript is simple — many people know it and it's the future of scripting. Also, I'm active in the core dev of Node.js which makes it extra fun to use.
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Re:Kod is a new Node.js scriptable code editor for OSX
by phren0logy on Sunday December 19, 2010 @10:57AM
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OT: Is "performant" really a word? I see it on HN all the time, and it strikes me as made-up business jargon.
Re:Kod is a new Node.js scriptable code editor for OSX
by shawndumas on Sunday December 19, 2010 @01:05PM
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Performant[1] (comparative more performant, superlative most performant): (jargon, chiefly computing) Capable of or characterized by an adequate or excellent level of performance or efficiency.
"Ours is a performant network monitoring and systems monitoring tool."
"This software is ten percent more performant than its predecessor."
Re:Kod is a new Node.js scriptable code editor for OSX
by phren0logy on Sunday December 19, 2010 @01:44PM
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Yes, but somebody adding it to wiktionary doesn't make it a word. It just seems lazy to make up new words rather that taking the trouble to use an existing one.
http://ngrams.googlelabs.com/graph?content=performant&ye...
I wonder if the early appearance is OCR error?
Re:Kod is a new Node.js scriptable code editor for OSX
by spoondan on Sunday December 19, 2010 @03:33PM
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It being used makes it a word. Words get added to dictionaries often. Where do you think they came from to begin with?
Re:Kod is a new Node.js scriptable code editor for OSX
by shawndumas on Sunday December 19, 2010 @01:45PM
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Actually my point in posting the qoute and the link was to show that it's jargon.
Anyhow do you have an issue with scalable[1] too?
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[1]: http://ngrams.googlelabs.com/graph?content=Scalable&year...