Andreas Braun
@alcaeus79.bsky.social
lead engineer @mongodb, racing dad, unmasked autist, queer. views are my own. he/him 🏳️🌈🇵🇸
I use these words when I spent hours trying to get something to work and don’t want to admit that I feel stupid as a result. So I pretend it was easy (and make everyone else feel stupid instead).
I would genuinely love to have some kind of CI tooling that forbids these words in docs
I would genuinely love to have some kind of CI tooling that forbids these words in docs
November 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I use these words when I spent hours trying to get something to work and don’t want to admit that I feel stupid as a result. So I pretend it was easy (and make everyone else feel stupid instead).
I would genuinely love to have some kind of CI tooling that forbids these words in docs
I would genuinely love to have some kind of CI tooling that forbids these words in docs
We will chat at Laracon EU 😊
November 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
We will chat at Laracon EU 😊
That is way cool! I only use my rake to occasionally open my mailbox. Never really got the hang of picking a regular lock
November 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
That is way cool! I only use my rake to occasionally open my mailbox. Never really got the hang of picking a regular lock
The joy of private health insurance. Enjoy paying more every five years now
October 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The joy of private health insurance. Enjoy paying more every five years now
This is how I format them. I avoid nesting though, because it just creates this weird indented mess.
October 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
This is how I format them. I avoid nesting though, because it just creates this weird indented mess.
You’ll have to ask @taylorotwell.bsky.social, but I’d love to see some more Laravel influence in all things PHP
October 22, 2025 at 7:12 AM
You’ll have to ask @taylorotwell.bsky.social, but I’d love to see some more Laravel influence in all things PHP
That’s optimistic. Bonus tip, split off a pile of documents that need scanning for preservation 😉
October 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
That’s optimistic. Bonus tip, split off a pile of documents that need scanning for preservation 😉
The entire process, including the questionnaire screams “designed by neuro normies”. Lucky you if your parents still have your report cards (mine fortunately did). Reading them was a revelation in and of itself
October 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The entire process, including the questionnaire screams “designed by neuro normies”. Lucky you if your parents still have your report cards (mine fortunately did). Reading them was a revelation in and of itself
Behind every successful man stands an old Gary?
October 2, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Behind every successful man stands an old Gary?
Yeah, @asgrim.dev has done awesome work on this. Crazy to think that two years ago all we had was an idea, and now we’re deprecating pecl 🎉
October 2, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Yeah, @asgrim.dev has done awesome work on this. Crazy to think that two years ago all we had was an idea, and now we’re deprecating pecl 🎉
I printed a soda can opener for my wife since she’s started having long nails and was complaining about it. Me, as soon as I hear my nail touching the key cap I have an urge to cut it off entirely
September 17, 2025 at 7:46 AM
I printed a soda can opener for my wife since she’s started having long nails and was complaining about it. Me, as soon as I hear my nail touching the key cap I have an urge to cut it off entirely
On the other hand, I wasn’t stressing out about this post since I haven’t reviewed code in a while anyways.
September 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
On the other hand, I wasn’t stressing out about this post since I haven’t reviewed code in a while anyways.
Your knowledge of my insecurities scares me
September 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Your knowledge of my insecurities scares me
And don’t even get me started on InfraGo (or rather, InfraStop) which is incapable of maintaining a functioning rail infrastructure where high speed trains can actually run. On my last ICE trip to Berlin we were travelling nice and slow through the Bavarian countryside for some reason.
September 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
And don’t even get me started on InfraGo (or rather, InfraStop) which is incapable of maintaining a functioning rail infrastructure where high speed trains can actually run. On my last ICE trip to Berlin we were travelling nice and slow through the Bavarian countryside for some reason.
Train stations are a joke, lounges are only available on the most expensive first class ticket and somehow manage to be worse than Lufthansa lounges. The service on board is bad, with expensive microwaved food as the only option.
September 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Train stations are a joke, lounges are only available on the most expensive first class ticket and somehow manage to be worse than Lufthansa lounges. The service on board is bad, with expensive microwaved food as the only option.
My only train-based business travel in the last few years was last years railjet trip to Vienna, and I only chose trains because it wasn’t DB but ÖBB. DB has been managed into the ground by incapable people that were put into positions of power in return for favours.
September 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
My only train-based business travel in the last few years was last years railjet trip to Vienna, and I only chose trains because it wasn’t DB but ÖBB. DB has been managed into the ground by incapable people that were put into positions of power in return for favours.
*takes notes for next interview rounds* 😛
September 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM
*takes notes for next interview rounds* 😛
Worst part is that half of them are probably team requests that have been assigned to somebody, yet they still show up in the list
August 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Worst part is that half of them are probably team requests that have been assigned to somebody, yet they still show up in the list
So guilty despite my best efforts 🫣
August 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
So guilty despite my best efforts 🫣