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Re:“Performant” is not a word by nickfargo on Monday May 20, 2013 @09:27PM (#5741358)
I have understood “performant” to suggest a soundness of design that causes something to be “fast”. In the context of algorithms, certainly the distinction is blurred, but in other, higher-level contexts, it can be meaningful.
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Re:“Performant” is not a word by qbrass on Monday May 20, 2013 @11:18PM (#5741714)
The suffix -ant can turn verbs into nouns or adjectives, which means something can be a peformant performant.

I suggest using the -y suffix for the adjective form and -ant for the noun form. Then you can say the performant is performy, or performier than before.

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