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Christian Baumann

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Father, software tester, saxophone player 🎷, conference speaker, #agileTD ambassador 🦄, ATD beer club member 🍻, metal head 🤘, he/him, #noAfD http://linktr.ee/chrissbaumann

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Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · 6d

My 11-year-old nephew is celebrating his birthday tonight with his friends: a sleepover party with a night hike.
This is what will haunt them during the hike! 👻
I am so much looking forward to it! 😂

Christian wearing a long, dark hooded robe with ornate trim and large toggle clasps. He has pulled a pair of women’s tights over his face, giving it a distorted, eerie look. The three black-and-white photos show him posing indoors: arms outstretched in the first, a close-up under the hood in the second, and standing straight with the hood up in the third. The overall atmosphere is dark and unsettling, resembling a creepy or horror-themed scene.

Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · 6d

Changing wheels 🛞 on the car 🚗 has only to be done twice a year, and it's one of those activities I would like to procrastinate on for months, although it's done in less then 45 minutes. ⏲️ 🙈
Luckily, for this autumn it's now done.

Four stacked car tires with rims stored indoors against a white wall, two of them marked by yellow autumn leaves stuck to the rubber surface. The tires are slightly dirty, resting on a tiled garage floor near a closed door.

Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · 6d

I'm brainstorming with the help of Claude on things to discuss with workshop participants, what questions to ask.
Interestingly, it doesn't headline them "Questions", "Points to discuss" or the like, but "Prompts". Is it assuming my participants will be LLMs? 🤔

Screenshot with the heading “Discussion Prompts” and three bullet points: “Which file made you smile? Which made you wince?”, “If you could refactor only ONE thing this sprint, what would it be?”, and “What pattern is missing that would give biggest leverage?”

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Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · 8d

It took me way too long to realise it’s for rubber ducking. I assumed it’s supposed to be a joke, and always thought „this is not funny“. 🙈
A week after getting it, it finally clicked. 🙈😂

Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · 8d

Finally! 😆🤩
Apparently all that was needed was a bit of venting on social media.

Cucumber test execution summary showing 1 scenario (1 passed) and 7 steps (7 passed), displayed in gray and green text on a dark background.

Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks Tobi! At least I'm well equipped with ducks! 🦆

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Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · 8d

Wednesday, 5 pm: It feels like I'm close to solve this coding issue.
Wednesday, 5:30 pm: I quit, I've been at the desk for 10 hours, and I have other things to do.
Thursday, 9 am: Two more hours into fixing the issue, and it feels like I'm nowhere close to solving it!

A four-panel comic from CommitStrip humorously depicting programmers debugging.

1. Panel 1: A bearded developer celebrates, arms raised, shouting, “Booom! Look at that! Who’s the Jedi master here?!” while his frustrated coworker sighs, “Ugh…” at his desk.
2. Panel 2: Another colleague enters, asking, “What’s going on?” The seated developer replies, “We’ve been stuck on a bug for 2 hours…” The bearded developer wears a party hat and pops confetti.
3. Panel 3: The newcomer asks, “…and he fixed it? Well done.” The seated developer responds, “No no, not quite…” as the bearded one dances joyfully under party decorations.
4. Panel 4: The bearded developer says, “Ahh!! It feels great to finally make progress!” The seated one explains, “The bug is still there, but now the error message is different.” The newcomer looks thoughtful, saying, “Hmm…”

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Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · 9d

I‘m still not too jealous

Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · 9d

Ouch!

Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · 9d

Why did you switch back? 🤔

Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · 9d

Yeah, this one I knew about. Still interesting how very much this is hard-wired in my musclememory.

Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · 9d

Noch nicht, aber der Gedanke erscheint mir jetzt nicht komplett abwegig.

Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · 9d

Day 7 as a first timer on a Mac.
This is my life now! 😱😂

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Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · 23d

Always has been. 🤷‍♂️

Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · 23d

Random thought: Lots of people have different understanding of the same terms. Working in a team, we sooner or later (hopefully) come to common understanding of the terminology used.
In a conference talk, explaining what you mean by certain terms is crucial so the audience understands your message!

Comic-style scene inspired by Asterix: a Gaulish speaker wearing a winged helmet stands on a wooden stage during a village conference, pointing seriously at a sign that says “Concept – Feature – Model.” In the audience, three villagers look confused, each imagining something different when hearing the words: one thinks of an axe, another of a mountain, and another of a blonde woman. Speech bubbles show them asking “Feature?” and “Model?” The image humorously illustrates how people can misunderstand the same terms and the importance of shared definitions.

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Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · 24d

Ich glaube, in die Standardtimeline greift (absichtlich) gar kein Algorithmus ein.
Die Beiträge werden dort einfach in chronologischer Reihenfolge angezeigt.
„It‘s not a bug, it’s a feature.“

Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · 24d

Good ol‘ „have you tried turning it off and on again?“. 😉🤔

Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · 25d

Actually, I in the meantime learned that this is the standard terminology.
Imagine a pregnancy test that shows „positive“, although the person tested is not pregnant. The test result is falsely positive, a „false positive“.

Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · 25d

After the conference is before the conference.

@tamarajosten.bsky.social and I on our way to #HUSTEF.
Can’twait! 🤩

Whom of our contacts & friends will we meet there?

Tamara and Christian smiling at Frankfurt Airport. Tamara is wearing red glasses, white headphones, and a white hoodie, while Christian is wearing glasses, headphones around his neck, and a black Iron Maiden baseball cap. They are standing in a departure gate area with seats and travelers in the background.

Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · 29d

Elen síla lúmenn’ omentielvo…

Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · 29d

One of my team mates (an absolute Lord of the Rings (LOTR) overnerd) recently starting to close all meetings with "Merry Christmas", "Happy Easter" and the like.
I asked him a simple question about that.

Dark-mode Slack screenshot of a playful chat. Participant 1: “Actually, I’m a bit disappointed… Why don’t you close meetings with a LOTR quote? 🤔” (followed by a row of fun emojis). Participant 2: “You just shattered all my self pride with that simple question.” (reactions: 🤣×1, 😂×1). Participant 1: “That’s my job as a tester: to smash illusions… Usually about software, but I’m also strong on the soft-skill side.” Participant 2: “i can see that 😄”. One participant’s name is pixelated for privacy.

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Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · 29d

Error messages from hell, as I just encountered in my online banking: "The important inormation could not be loaded." WTF?! 🥹🤔

Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · Oct 4

No #RestBash for @tamarajosten.bsky.social & I after #MotaCon #TestBash. We spend two days in London and enjoyed it a lot.
A little bit of sightseeing tomorrow and then heading home.
Last evening today in a typical pub. 🍻🍎

A cozy pub scene featuring two drinks side by side on a polished wooden counter. On the left, a half pint of clear, golden cider glows warmly under soft indoor lighting. On the right, a perfectly poured pint of Guinness sits proudly in its branded glass, showcasing its deep mahogany body and iconic creamy white head. Both drinks rest neatly on black coasters against a backdrop of a wooden wall with a power outlet, and a window revealing blurred city lights reflecting the calm evening atmosphere.

Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · Oct 2

I might totally steel that! 🤪

Christian Baumann @chrissbaumann.bsky.social · Oct 2

Gwen Diagram & @witchofthetest.bsky.social rocking the stage at #MoTaCon #TestBash

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