Andreas Baumann is a seasoned C#/.NET software engineer with 11 years of experience building backend systems for games and business applications, currently developing at JTL-Software in North Rhine-Westphalia. He has a strong backend focus—shipping server-side game logic, PHP integrations, and enterprise C# solutions—and practical SharePoint experience from earlier roles. Andreas is an active open-source contributor, notably improving the widely used monitoring-plugins' check_curl and adding repository-management features to the hub CLI, showing attention to robustness, HTTP standards, and error handling. His academic background in computer science (B.Sc./M.Sc.) complements a pragmatic approach to maintenance and compatibility for long-lived systems. Colleagues rely on him for steady, detail-oriented improvements that make tooling safer and more interoperable across modern HTTP landscapes.
A suite of Monitoring Plugins (formerly known as nagios-plugins)
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:25 reviews, 120 commits, 20 PRs in 5 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Andreas primarily contributed to the `check_curl` plugin, focusing on enhancing its functionality and improving error handling. They added features such as a content-type option and HTTP method handling, and also addressed and fixed error messages within the plugin. The user also improved the certificate validation process and improved the plugin's compatibility with newer HTTP standards.
A command-line tool that makes git easier to use with GitHub.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:7 commits, 1 PR, 11 comments in 2 months
Contributions summary:Andreas primarily contributed to the implementation of a repository deletion command within the `hub` tool. Their work involved adding functionality for deleting repositories on GitHub, including user confirmation and handling potential errors such as incorrect permissions. The commits added a new command with its own usage information and incorporated error handling for scenarios where the user may lack the necessary rights. This contribution demonstrates proficiency in extending the `hub` command-line tool's capabilities.
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Andreas Baumann - Software-Entwickler C .Net at JTL-Software GmbH