Hey, I’m Chris 👋

This is Chris Bargmann’s (@cbrgm) personal blog. I’m a Software Engineer based in Hamburg, Germany, working on distributed systems and sovereign European cloud infrastructure. You can find me on GitHub and connect with me on the Fediverse.

🌱 Check out my projects

• cbrgm/cbrgm: My personal status page (2 hours ago)
• cbrgm/focusmode-chrome-extension: A simple Chrome extension that blocks distracting websites (4 hours ago)
• cbrgm/githubevents: GitHub webhook events toolset for Go :rocket: (4 hours 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 (1 day ago)
• cbrgm/cleanup-stale-branches-action: Use this Action to cleanup stale / abandoned branches in your GitHub repository (1 day ago)
• cbrgm/pr-size-labeler-action: Automatically labels pull requests in your GitHub repository based on the size of changes. (1 day ago)

✌️ Recent collaborative efforts

• chore(deps): update dependency eslint to v10.13.0 (4 hours ago)
• chore(deps): update dependency chrome-types to v0.1.457 (4 hours ago)
• ci(tools): update dependency golangci/golangci-lint to v2.15.0 (4 hours ago)
• ci: auto-approve Renovate PRs and require lint/test (9 hours ago)
• ci: run golang CI on flake.lock changes (1 day ago)

🔭 What’s recently captured my curiosity

• obsidianmd/pele: Renders Mermaid diagrams faster than you’d run from a volcano! 🌋 (7 hours ago)
• miniflux/v2: Minimalist and opinionated feed reader (2 days ago)
• viliusle/miniPaint: online image editor (4 days ago)
• RomuloOliveira/commit-messages-guide: A guide to understand the importance of commit messages and how to write them well (5 days ago)
• m4xshen/hardtime.nvim: Break bad habits, master Vim motions (6 days ago)

🧶 Join the conversation

• For some reason, I haven’t written anything for a long time. It’s about time… (10 months ago)
• With the spring temperatures in Hamburg, my mood rises by 1000% (2 years ago)
• #FOSDEM fomo kicks in. I wish everyone who’s there lots of fun. Keep the… (2 years ago)
• Weekend Painting, I also recorded the session this time… (2 years ago)
• First drawing of the year #krita #kritaartist (2 years ago)

📚 Dive into my blog posts

• Recap: Architecture Advice Process - Tech Talk (10 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 (4 years ago)
• Talk: Code Generation with Go - GDG Hamburg Meetup (4 years ago)
• Recap: KubeCon Europe 2022 - Back to In-Person Events (4 years ago)

🤘 Listen to my recent tunes

• The Scrollkeeper - Dark Forest (From “Gothic II”) [Piano Version] (4 months ago)
• The Scrollkeeper - The Monastery Underground (From “Gothic II”) [Piano Version] (4 months ago)
• The Scrollkeeper - Beast Hunt (From “Gothic”) [Piano Version] (4 months ago)
• The Scrollkeeper - The Pass (From “Gothic II”) [Piano Version] (4 months ago)
• The Scrollkeeper - Trellis at Night (From “Gothic III”) [Piano Version] (4 months ago)
• The Scrollkeeper - Night Watch (From “Gothic”) [Piano Version] (4 months ago)
• The Scrollkeeper - On the Way to Monastery (From “Gothic II”) [Piano Version] (4 months ago)
• The Scrollkeeper - Old Camp (From “Gothic”) [Piano Version] (4 months ago)

🎬 Movies I watched recently

• Project Hail Mary, 2026 - ★★★½ (6 months ago)
• The Square, 2017 - ★½ (8 months ago)
• One Battle After Another, 2025 - ★★★★½ (contains spoilers) (1 year ago)
• Paprika, 2006 - ★★★★★ (1 year 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 - ★★★★ (2 years ago)

💬 Let’s Connect!

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

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