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Native Windows engineering · Atlanta, GA

Someone who can actually read your Win32 codebase.

Tropibyte is a specialist consultancy for Windows desktop, .NET, and native C/C++ systems: legacy stabilization, modernization, and new development, by an engineer with more than 25 years of shipped production software. AI-assisted throughout; never AI-substituted.

25+ years Windows & native systems C / C++ / C# / Win32
C Shell for Windows running: ls | grep .exe | wc -l in C:\Program Files\Tropibyte\cshw, printing 4.
Stack & specialties
Win32 & WinUI .NET 8 / C# Native C / C++ PowerShell Azure Claude & OpenAI
Capabilities

Engineering services for the Windows ecosystem.

We work with teams that need senior-level Windows expertise without the overhead of a generalist consultancy.

01

Desktop & Native Development

Win32, WinUI, MFC, and modern C++ — from greenfield apps to legacy stabilization.

02

.NET Modernization

Migrating .NET Framework workloads to .NET 8, untangling shipped code, and bringing it under test.

03

AI Integration

Embedding Claude and OpenAI into desktop products: tool use, structured output, local context, evals.

04

Technical Advisory

Architecture review, code audits, and on-call support for shipped Windows software.

In-house products

Software we build and run ourselves.

We use the same craft on our own products that we bring to client engagements.

Engineering products

Alpha · Free download

C Shell for Windows

A modern, scriptable shell for Windows that brings the ergonomics developers expect on Unix to native Windows workflows — without WSL.

Alpha · Early access

TropiGuard EDR

A lightweight, privacy-first endpoint detection & response tool for Windows. Thread-level threat detection, bring-your-own-AI triage, and gated response — local-first, no kernel driver, no data leaves the machine without consent.

Also built and operated by Tropibyte

Live

Obituary Ledger

A respectful, searchable record of obituaries — built to outlast the news cycles that publish them.

obituaryledger.com Visit
Live

BonsTimes

A local event showcase and planning hub — discover what’s happening nearby and organize the gatherings that bring a community together.

bonstimes.com Visit
AI-forward practice

We build with AI in the loop, not as a marketing line.

Every engagement uses agentic coding tools, structured LLM output, and rigorous evals. The result is faster delivery without sacrificing the discipline Windows engineering demands.

Agentic development workflows

Claude Code and similar tools integrated into our engineering process from day one.

LLM features in shipped products

Tool use, retrieval, and structured output designed for desktop constraints — not just web demos.

Honest evaluation

We measure what AI actually contributes in your codebase before recommending you adopt it.

Principal

Tarie Nosworthy

Tropibyte is led by Tarie Nosworthy, a Windows systems engineer with more than 25 years of shipped production software in C, C++, and C#.

That work has spanned game console platform software; endpoint security, including detection and data-loss prevention agents; embedded Windows on constrained commercial hardware; graphics and design tooling; and financial data systems. Different industries; the same underlying problem each time. Large native codebases, real users, and the constraints that come with both.

Tropibyte exists to bring that to teams who have a Windows system that matters and no longer have the person who understands it.

MBA, Purdue Global (4.0) B.S. Information Technology C++ Certificate, Champlain College (4.0) Georgia Tech OMSCS, in progress

A short history of a small company

Have a Windows codebase that needs serious engineering?

Tell us about it. We'll respond within one business day with an honest assessment and next steps.

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