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When Impressive Performance Gains Do Not Matter

28 Jun 2026

https://blog.colinbreck.com/when-impressive-performance-gains-do-not-matter/

Even order-of-magnitude improvements in performance may not matter.

Colin Breck

https://blog.colinbreck.com/

Essays on software, engineering, people, and teams.

Colin Breck (Page 2)

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Talks

16 Jan 2023

https://blog.colinbreck.com/talks/

2026 * High Performance Transaction Systems (HPTS): Operational Benefits of Databases Built on Object Storage 2025 * Craft Conference: Predicting the Future of Distributed Systems * J On The Beach: Rust Is Not as Safe as You Think It Is: Improving Safety and Reliability in Rust * S4x25 ICS Security Conference: It’s Not

I Don’t Want to Read What You Didn’t Write

20 Sep 2026

https://blog.colinbreck.com/i-dont-want-to-read-what-you-didnt-write/

Intentional writing will likely become more valuable.

Adapting to AI: Leadership

12 Jul 2026

https://blog.colinbreck.com/adapting-to-ai-leadership/

Transformational times require transformational leadership.

Adapting to AI: Adapting Organizations

07 Jun 2026

https://blog.colinbreck.com/adapting-to-ai-adapting-organizations/

AI doesn’t change the fundamentals of organizations—it scales them.

Adapting to AI: Write Things Down

31 May 2026

https://blog.colinbreck.com/adapting-to-ai-write-things-down/

If things are not written down, there is no way for a language model to operate on this knowledge.

Adapting to AI: What Is Software Engineering?

26 Apr 2026

https://blog.colinbreck.com/adapting-to-ai-what-is-software-engineering/

In this essay, I will explore how AI is changing software engineering.

Adapting to AI: Code Review

29 Mar 2026

https://blog.colinbreck.com/adapting-to-ai-code-review/

To deal with the probabilistic nature of AI, we should focus on determinism to define success.