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 (5 hours ago)
• cbrgm/cdk-on-demand-minecraft-server: On-Demand Minecraft Server running on ECS(Fargate) and deployed via CDK (Go) (20 hours 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. (1 day ago)
• cbrgm/bluesky-github-action: Send posts to Bluesky Social from GitHub Actions (1 day ago)
• cbrgm/cleanup-stale-branches-action: Use this Action to cleanup stale / abandoned branches in your GitHub repository (1 day ago)
• cbrgm/sync-secrets-action: Sync Repository, Dependabot and Codespaces secrets + variables between GitHub repositories (1 day ago)

✌️ Recent collaborative efforts

• minor(deps): update module github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ecs to v1.78.0 (20 hours ago)
• ci(tools): update docker/build-push-action action to v7.1.0 (1 day ago)
• ci(tools): update docker/build-push-action action to v7.1.0 (1 day ago)
• ci(tools): update docker/build-push-action action to v7.1.0 (1 day ago)
• ci(tools): update docker/build-push-action action to v7.1.0 (1 day ago)

🔭 What’s recently captured my curiosity

• cjpais/Handy: A free, open source, and extensible speech-to-text application that works completely offline. (1 day ago)
• opendefensecloud/solution-arsenal: Solution Arsenal (SolAr) is an application catalog based on Open Component Model packages (ocm.software) and fleet rollout management for these solutions onto Kubernetes Clusters. (2 days ago)
• tw93/Mole: 🐹 Deep clean and optimize your Mac. (4 days ago)
• blader/humanizer: Claude Code skill that removes signs of AI-generated writing from text (4 days ago)
• OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2: An open source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 🎢 (5 days ago)

🧶 Join the conversation

• For some reason, I haven’t written anything for a long time. It’s about time… (4 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 by Eric Doernenburg (4 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: Insights from GDG Hamburg Meetup (3 years ago)
• Recap: KubeCon Europe 2022 - Back to In-Person Events (3 years ago)

🤘 Listen to my recent tunes

• Grant Kirkhope - Dalentarth (1 day ago)
• Brad Derrick - Grazelands Dawn (feat. Jeremy Soule) (2 days ago)
• Robert Euvino - Minstrelosity (2 days ago)
• Bonnie Grace - Across the Ocean (2 days ago)
• Ridiculon - Crystalline Dreams (3 days ago)
• Ridiculon - Them Kitty Bones (3 days ago)
• Cornelius Link - Blue (Da Ba Dee) - Medieval Style (3 days ago)
• Jason Graves - The Clearing (3 days ago)

🎬 Movies I watched recently

• Project Hail Mary, 2026 - ★★★½ (4 days ago)
• The Square, 2017 - ★½ (1 month ago)
• One Battle After Another, 2025 - ★★★★½ (contains spoilers) (6 months ago)
• Paprika, 2006 - ★★★★★ (6 months ago)
• 28 Years Later, 2025 - ★★ (9 months ago)
• Final Destination Bloodlines, 2025 - ★★★★ (10 months ago)
• Until Dawn, 2025 - ★★★½ (11 months 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.