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I was talking with my father the other day about the software engineering shortage. Almost every workplace can see this when they post a listing for a technical job. There are few applicants, the quality can be low, and it takes a long time to fill the roles. The only way it seems these jobs can be filled effectively is to have a workplace that is good enough your existing workers want to convince their friends to work there.

The Killers played the TD Garden arena in Boston last night, and I loved every minute of it. The pyrotechnics and visuals were a great complement to the superb energy the band brought to the stage. This was one of the best concerts I have been to.

• Currently Reading: Smart Brevity
  • Previously: How to Write Less but Say More @ TEDxOshkosh
• LanguageTool is a great assistant for writing prose. I like it because it’s more open source than Grammarly.
• Kara Swisher interviews Mark Cuban @ Code Conference
• Splatoon 3 for Nintendo Switch passes 3 million sales in Japan. I finished the fun single player campaign and still believe this is one of the best games for the Switch.
• Kaleidoscope App is my favorite tool for comparing code files. They just released a new version with great features for sharing diffs and working with JSON.

This morning my wife was hoping to take the bus to an appointment and the bus never came. She ended up driving.

From the NPR Car Talk host in Washington Post:

some car manufacturers don’t want to share key information for diagnosing and fixing cars with independent shops — and that’s something that’s not only bad for repair shops but also bad for you.