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RE: [FIX] SortedCollectionFix-sr: msg#00730

lang.smalltalk.squeak.general

Subject: RE: [FIX] SortedCollectionFix-sr

> > "performant" is, to the best of my knowledge, not an English word.
> > I certainly haven't been able to find it in any of the paper or
> > electronic dictionaries I've just checked. Try "faster".
>
> I'm wondering, because Leo knows it:
> http://dict.leo.org/?search=performant&searchLoc=0&relink=on&s
pellToler=standard&sectHdr=off&tableBorder=1> &cmpType=relaxed&lang=en
> But it may be wrong: you are the native speaker!

I think "performant" is Denglish - e.g., an english word put into german
context (same for "geupdated" or similar expressions). In German it
means "[something] performs well, has good performance" and is therefore
"performant".

Cheers,
- Andreas





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