Hey, I’m Chris 👋

This is Chris Bargmann’s (@cbrgm) personal blog. I’m a passionate Software Engineer currently working at MOIA in Hamburg, Germany. You can find me on GitHub and connect with me on the Fediverse.

🌱 Check out my projects

• cbrgm/cbrgm: My personal status page (7 hours ago)
• cbrgm/cdk-on-demand-minecraft-server: On-Demand Minecraft Server running on ECS(Fargate) and deployed via CDK (Go) (2 days ago)
• cbrgm/focusmode-chrome-extension: A simple Chrome extension that blocks distracting websites (2 days ago)
• cbrgm/semver-bump-action: Stable and fast action to automatically bump the given semver version up. (5 days ago)
• cbrgm/structuresmith: Validate, Diff, Render - A powerful tool designed to automate the generation of project files using customizable templates. (5 days ago)
• cbrgm/exportenv: Multi-arch + simple CLI tool to export variables from an .env file to your current session. Also available as a container image. (5 days ago)

✌️ Recent collaborative efforts

• minor(deps): update minor versions to v2.259.0 (2 days ago)
• minor(deps): update minor versions to v10.5.0 (2 days ago)
• minor(deps): update minor versions to v1.135.0 (3 days ago)
• minor(deps): update minor versions (4 days ago)
• patch(deps): update patch versions to v1.32.25 (4 days ago)

🔭 What’s recently captured my curiosity

• amiantos/lurker: Lurker is a beautiful self-hosted modern IRC client with a retro flair, most easily described as “your personal IRCCloud, with Weechat looks”. (10 hours ago)
• chrisvel/tududi: A calm, open system for organizing life and work. Tasks, projects, notes, areas, and smart workflows - self-hosted or hosted. (2 days ago)
• shadcn/improve: Use your most capable model to audit your codebase and write plans for cheaper models to execute. (3 days ago)
• devenjarvis/lathe: Generate hands-on, multi-part technical tutorials on demand, with LLM skills tuned to make content approachable. Then you work through them yourself, by hand ✋ (6 days ago)
• andreujuanc/prr: AI-powered pull request reviewer in your terminal. Review diffs, navigate findings, comment, and submit, all without leaving the CLI (1 week ago)

🧶 Join the conversation

• For some reason, I haven’t written anything for a long time. It’s about time… (6 months ago)
• With the spring temperatures in Hamburg, my mood rises by 1000% (1 year ago)
• #FOSDEM fomo kicks in. I wish everyone who’s there lots of fun. Keep the… (1 year ago)
• Weekend Painting, I also recorded the session this time… (1 year ago)
• First drawing of the year #krita #kritaartist (1 year ago)

📚 Dive into my blog posts

• Recap: Architecture Advice Process - Tech Talk (6 months ago)
• Recap: Attending GopherCon UK in London (2 years ago)
• Recap: Attending GrafanaCon 2024 in Amsterdam (2 years ago)
• Talk: Introduction into Go Profiling: Tools (3 years ago)
• Personal: 2022 Year in a Review (3 years ago)
• Talk: DevFest Hamburg 2022 Workshop Recap (3 years ago)
• Talk: Code Generation with Go - GDG Hamburg Meetup (3 years ago)
• Recap: KubeCon Europe 2022 - Back to In-Person Events (4 years ago)

🤘 Listen to my recent tunes

• Alina Gingertail - Fable Lost Chapters - Oakvale (2 weeks ago)
• Lies of P - Quixotic (2 weeks ago)
• Borislav Slavov - Sins and Gods - Revelation (2 weeks ago)
• Arnaud Roy - A Kora Tale (3 weeks ago)
• Arnaud Roy - A Kora Tale (3 weeks ago)
• Cornelius Link - Wake Me Up - Medieval Style (3 weeks ago)
• Cornelius Link - Wake Me Up - Medieval Style (3 weeks ago)
• Nobuo Uematsu - FFVII REMAKE: On Our Way (3 weeks ago)

🎬 Movies I watched recently

• Project Hail Mary, 2026 - ★★★½ (2 months ago)
• The Square, 2017 - ★½ (3 months ago)
• One Battle After Another, 2025 - ★★★★½ (contains spoilers) (8 months ago)
• Paprika, 2006 - ★★★★★ (9 months ago)
• 28 Years Later, 2025 - ★★ (1 year ago)
• Final Destination Bloodlines, 2025 - ★★★★ (1 year ago)
• Until Dawn, 2025 - ★★★½ (1 year ago)
• Mickey 17, 2025 - ★★★★ (1 year ago)

💬 Let’s Connect!

Let’s collaborate or chat. :-) Your input enriches my journey.

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• Twitch: Join me for creative streams, mostly art sessions with the occasional variety, on Twitch.