That can be uniquely impactful. :^} On Thu, 1 Sept 2022, 18:50 David Richards via ozdotnet, < ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> wrote:
> I always mentally replace "impact" with "affect" and it tends to have a... > positive impact... on readability. > > David > > "If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes > will fall like a house of cards... checkmate!" > -Zapp Brannigan, Futurama > > > On Thu, 1 Sept 2022 at 16:55, Greg Keogh via ozdotnet < > ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> wrote: > >> This is really a Friday topic, but I just found this very long >> interesting article by Stephen Toub titled Performance Improvements in >> .NET 7 >> <https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/performance_improvements_in_net_7/>. >> It's long and technical, so I plan to digest it via the tablet while >> relaxing in bed tonight (what else is there to do in bed at night?!) >> >> I have the same complaint as last year about Stepen's articles .. they >> are littered with variations of the word "impact". This article has a >> staggering 48 impacts in it, used in the most ludicrous and ambiguous ways. >> Normally he uses impact to mean "degrade" or "decrease", but as soon as the >> second paragraph he says "positively impact performance". So if you stick a >> qualifier in front of the word it can mean anything you like.. He could >> have just said "improves performance". Many of his impacts actually have no >> meaning at all in context, and many are hopelessly ambiguous, which is not >> welcome in a technical article by a respected software boffin. >> >> I tried to email Toub last year to politely ask him to use accurate >> expressions in his technical articles. I suggested he use "degrade" or >> "improve", or something equally expressive in place of all the impacts, but >> unfortunately anonymous email to him bounces. I left a similar comment >> after one of his posts, but it was never published. >> >> If anyone knows Stephen Toub, or knows how to contact him, please forward >> this message to him. >> >> We have to do something to prevent the devolution of the English language. >> >> Cheers, >> *Greg Keogh* >> -- >> ozdotnet mailing list >> To manage your subscription, access archives: >> https://codify.mailman3.com/ > > -- > ozdotnet mailing list > To manage your subscription, access archives: https://codify.mailman3.com/
