> it is no better or worse than other words/phrases having the same meaning
It is demonstrably worse than phrases like "low latency" which clarify the desired property of the system being discussed.
I'm not a huge fan of "high performance" but at least I kind of know what "high performance computing" means (usually systems that are capable of processing massive data sets with high throughput.)
In contrast, "performant" as it is commonly (mis)used doesn't seem have a precise meaning other than "good according to some unspecified metric."
It is demonstrably worse than phrases like "low latency" which clarify the desired property of the system being discussed.
I'm not a huge fan of "high performance" but at least I kind of know what "high performance computing" means (usually systems that are capable of processing massive data sets with high throughput.)
In contrast, "performant" as it is commonly (mis)used doesn't seem have a precise meaning other than "good according to some unspecified metric."