for this case where the thing is a cache and the description a headline, "more performant" seems perfectly cromulent. it says here's a cache that does all the stuff a cache is expected to do well but better

Performant is problematic because it's tech jargon that is only now gaining grudging acceptance as a word in the overall population.

It's not wrong, but it's best avoided if you want to avoid pedants waving their King's English stick at you.

FYI “problematic” is also a vague and essentially meaningless term that is no more specific than “bad.”

English has lots of words that mean mostly the same thing. Do you seethe at every entry in a thesaurus? How does one determine which word is blessed by the higher minded beings you choose to exclusively associate with?

I don’t usually seethe, it’s more like remote embarrassment. I think there is a German word for that. I often recommend a “non-hire” as well.

Edit: I changed “non hire” to “non-hire” because I have no personal issue with acknowledging my usage of improper punctuation. Why should it be controversial to point out usage of improper vocabulary in others?

FYI, non-hire is the type of phrase that should be hyphenated.

Problematic is just fine, brah-- with usage dating to the late 17th century and with a pretty clear connotation of "presenting numerous problems" instead of just being undesirable/bad.

I suggest "performy" and "problemy" as shorter. (Although many people seem to think length a virtue in words) And instead of "more performant" – "performore"?!

Take it up with the people who coined problematic 4 centuries ago.

Seems like a very proactive development

So, we need words that say on what dimension it is performing better.

I hereby coin “latencyant” and “throughputant”.

If a system is highly latencyant, does that mean it performs well in terms of latency, or does it mean it exhibits high latency?

I was thinking “lower latency”. Is there a suffix that means “less of”? “Timeless” is already taken...

Well, there are hypo- and hyper-.

Now I like hypolatent and throughputful.

latencyless and throughputful?

latencyette and throughputous?

latencycule and throughputty?

what about hit rate and time and space efficiency? i think "cachy" says it all - the cachiest cache