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benlaud··on Qpm: A package manager for Qt
Theoretically, apt-get/rpm can be a package manager of package manager. (e.g use them to install npm/qpm)
benlaud··on Qt 5.6.0 released
btw, why you want render() in another framework?

Not exactly the same as React render(), I have started an experimental project to update QML UI by diff:

QSyncable - Synchronize data between models

https://github.com/benlau/qsyncable

p.s In fact, Qt Scene Graph is somehow similar to React. Both of them will only apply the changes to screen. React manipulates the DOM, but Qt manipulates the OpenGL render pipeline.

benlaud··on Ask HN: How do you get into the mood of productivity?
I would pick a very small sub-project. Just for jun and it should be very small. May be just write an article to explain something. It make me feel achieved something and get into mood.
benlaud··on Ask HN: Does your productivity suffer because of too many phone notifications?
sure. I won't allow any app send notification with sound / vibration, I will read it when I am free.

If you have any urgent issue, please phone me. Asking me by instance messenger do not mean I will response instantly.

benlaud··on Ask HN: Is this a new spam on Google Analytics?
Just a kind of referrer spam like many other spammers did. You may check this site for instruction to remove those spam.

How to Fix Ghost Traffic http://blog.analytics-toolkit.com/2015/howto-fix-ghost-traff...

benlaud··on How do you organize your files? and what do you suggest?
~/tmp # Any files that may not want to keep for long. May delete at any time

~/Documents # Inbox of new documents

~/Documents/[Organization]

~/Documents/[Organization]/[catalog]

~/Documents/archive # Closed projects, Organization not involved any more.

~/Documents/archive/[year]

~/Documents/Personal/[catalog]

benlaud··on Ask HN: Are you happy with the AWS console UI?
The console UI is not a perfect solution, but just works.

btw, I found an alternative UI designed for making automated job from Japan.

"Cloud Automator" - Change your way of cloud operation http://cloudautomator.com/en/

benlaud··on Ask HN: What are you using for system architecture diagraming?
+1 for ArgoUML. After created the diagram, I usually just did a C&P to Google Docs / Evernote as document. It is very convenience.
benlaud··on Ask HN: What do you use to manage your TODOs?
I use multiple tools for task management , since I can't find a perfect tool that fits for all of my needs (I would like to make a one, but no time...)

1. Wunderlist - My inbox, TODO list for next few hours.

2. Evernote - Analysis a project , then convert to a list of TODO.

3. Trello - Team's TODO list and knowledge base

4. Tab Snooze - An extension in Chrome that it could close a tab and relaunch later.

benlaud··on Remote Work: Why Virtual Work is better than offices
In fact, I have a question about running a remote team. How to train new staff in a remote team? I mean for those don't never has experience to work remotely or may be a newbie for the industry.
benlaud··on Ask HN: How do startups/small businesses manage passwords and credentials
That is the policy for my previous company:

1. Avoid sharing password between people. For example, in using Amazon Web Service, it should use IAM and every admin login with their own account.

2. Master password (e.g the owner of AWS) and credentails should be kept in a same place. The information are encrypted by a software called KeepassX and won't share on the Internet. Ofcoz, backup is still needed.

benlaud··on Ask HN: Any free tools (other than pen/paper) to plan application architectures
A tip for learning UML. If you don't understand what is it talking about, just ignore it. There are some concept which is just too complicated and not quite useful. Only pick the concept you like/understand, that is what you will use.

UML is a design language, but not a computer language. You don't need to follow everything in the standard.

That will learn UML in an easier way.

Personally I think UML is worth to learn. Since it could design an architecture with using some common building block that many people know. And those UML tool can draw and manage diagram to save your time.

benlaud··on Ask HN: Any free tools (other than pen/paper) to plan application architectures
Argouml http://argouml.tigris.org/
benlaud··on Squib: A Ruby DSL for prototyping card and board games
You force me to learn Ruby...
benlaud··on An update about the new Chrome bookmarks manager
oh, my god! The old bookmark system do not works for me. The synchronization is broken for long(Only affect some users include me). There has many people complained about the problem but Google never fix it.

Bookmarks in folders not syncing properly - Google Product Forums https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/9ftiKp...

benlaud··on Touch+ Make any surface multi-touch
Amazing. But I wonder how could it detect the touch event without a sensor in the touch surface. Is it really accurate? Or it need to calibrate before use it? "Touch" is always the hardest problem in those kind of sensing technology.
benlaud··on Games for Designers
wow, many table games for designer. How about game for developer/startup founder? I only know Burn Rate.