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/focusmode-chrome-extension: A simple Chrome extension that blocks distracting websites (4 minutes ago)
• cbrgm/cleanup-stale-branches-action: Use this Action to cleanup stale / abandoned branches in your GitHub repository (16 minutes ago)
• cbrgm/semver-tag-sync-action: Keep major and minor version tags in sync with semver releases (e.g., v1 → v1.2.3) or sync tags across repositories (19 minutes ago)
• cbrgm/go-mcp-server: A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation from scratch in Go. Made for learning purposes only (27 minutes ago)
• cbrgm/mastodon-github-action: Use this Action to send a toot (message) from a GitHub actions workflow to Mastodon. (33 minutes ago)
• cbrgm/structuresmith: Validate, Diff, Render - A powerful tool designed to automate the generation of project files using customizable templates. (44 minutes ago)

✌️ Recent collaborative efforts

• ci(tools): pin dependencies (5 minutes ago)
• ci(tools): pin dependencies (17 minutes ago)
• ci(tools): pin dependencies (20 minutes ago)
• ci(tools): pin dependencies (28 minutes ago)
• ci(tools): pin dependencies (34 minutes ago)

🔭 What’s recently captured my curiosity

• hagezi/dns-blocklists: DNS-Blocklists: For a better internet - keep the internet clean! (4 days ago)
• MadAppGang/dingo: A meta-language for Go that adds Result types, error propagation (?), and pattern matching while maintaining 100% Go ecosystem compatibility (1 week ago)
• NVIDIA/OpenShell: OpenShell is the safe, private runtime for autonomous AI agents. (1 week ago)
• giantswarm/muster: MCP tool management and workflow proxy (1 week ago)
• fatedier/frp: A fast reverse proxy to help you expose a local server behind a NAT or firewall to the internet. (1 week ago)

🧶 Join the conversation

• For some reason, I haven’t written anything for a long time. It’s about time… (3 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 (3 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

• Fall Out Boy - Golden (1 hour ago)
• Fall Out Boy - Hum Hallelujah (1 hour ago)
• Paramore - Feeling Sorry (1 hour ago)
• Paramore - Careful (2 hours ago)
• Paramore - Careful (2 hours ago)
• Paramore - Let the Flames Begin - Live at the Congress Theatre, Chicago, IL, 8/12/2008 (2 hours ago)
• Paramore - Misery Business - Live at the Congress Theatre, Chicago, IL, 8/12/2008 (2 hours ago)
• Paramore - Ignorance - acoustic (2 hours ago)

🎬 Movies I watched recently

• The Square, 2017 - ★½ (1 month ago)
• One Battle After Another, 2025 - ★★★★½ (contains spoilers) (5 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 (10 months ago)
• Mickey 17, 2025 - ★★★★ (1 year ago)
• Conclave, 2024 - ★★★ (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.