Troy Stephens

Software. Ex-, Ex-SpaceX. Driven to help others build for clarity, longevity, and leverage. 12x WWDC speaker. Created Tagboat + TypeMetal @CoherenceLabs.

[Troy Stephens @heytroy]

I wanted a better workflow for consistently tagging files, so I built Tagboat. 🏷️ It’s a free download, with powerful Pro features on sale now through June 16th! Give it a try! https://t.co/dfawHB6SZD

[Coherence Labs @CoherenceLabs]

Launch sale extended through June 30th! Unlock Tagboat Pro and supercharge your file-organizing today! Free to try on the Mac App Store! https://t.co/fqPcPHpYtb

[Coherence Labs @CoherenceLabs]

We’re excited for the faster indexing coming in macOS 27 Golden Gate! Tagging files is about to be rewarded with even faster search! Get started with Tagboat today: FREE core features + Pro power tools discounted through June 16! https://t.co/fqPcPHpYtb

[Troy Stephens @heytroy]

Give Tagboat a crack at helping you organize your files! Its a free download on the Mac App Store, with key features included: https://t.co/J3sBoYNz2D SALE on Pro features through July 16!

[Troy Stephens @heytroy]

Tagboat's "Managed Folders" list is where you start. Tagboat indexes and monitors the file areas you add here, identifying files that need tagging and helping you track both overall and per-area progress.

[Troy Stephens @heytroy]

Enter a file area, and Tagboat instantly shows you the files that need tagging within it. User-defined hotkeys, quick autocomplete, tag inheritance, and multi-file tagging capability help you tag files quickly and get on with creating!

[Troy Stephens @heytroy]

Tag-based file searches are handy, but unreliable if the files you want to find aren't tagged. Tagboat remembers your intentions and helps you maintain fully tagged file areas: a key feature I designed in from the beginning. Consistent usage makes tags powerful and useful!

[Troy Stephens @heytroy]

I wanted a better workflow for consistently tagging files, so I built Tagboat. 🏷️ It’s a free download, with powerful Pro features on sale now through June 16th! Give it a try! https://t.co/dfawHB6SZD

[Troy Stephens @heytroy]

Turns out it’s been done successfully, several times already. Massive respect for the care and competence that has gone into keeping Voyager 1 running all this time! 👏 https://t.co/zKL34s5pjR

[Troy Stephens @heytroy]

This blows my mind. 🤯 Imagine deploying a software update across 15 billion miles (more than 22 light-hours!), to the most distant space probe built by humans. You get one shot, and would rather not render said probe inoperative and end its 46 year tour of service…

[Troy Stephens @heytroy]

…to maintain fuel pressure & delivery. Would have to be huge & remain pliable at cryogenic temps (!) without adding lots of weight though! Maybe a gentler pivot is the simpler answer? 🙂

https://t.co/UFhFm9ID6N

[Troy Stephens @heytroy]

Really curious how close to the mark this #SpaceX #Starship #SuperHeavy #IFT2 analysis will turn out to be. Keeping fuel & oxidizer slosh from starving engines is a hard problem. Has me imagining & wishing for a flexible tank liner that could collapse under pressure above…

[Troy Stephens @heytroy]

Grateful for a wonderful experience helping bring new features to the extraordinarily great @gittower app! Ready to help a new team create something amazing. What will we build together? https://t.co/mBZJSMSzIN

[Troy Stephens @heytroy]

Went down a rabbit hole investigating a subtle CoreData-related threading bug. TypeMetal TestFlight build coming soon with the fix.

[Troy Stephens @heytroy]

It's also under-appreciated, I think, how valuable self-awareness (insight into our own thought processes) is to creative endeavors like programming and engineering. Understanding what we're really after and why is key to successful design work.

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

"Self-awareness is the most attractive trait."

@naval

[Troy Stephens @heytroy]

Crafted with loving attention to detail by this human!🥰

[Coherence Labs @CoherenceLabs]

If you wrangle #HTML or write for #WordPress sites on a #Mac, try TypeMetal — the app we created just for you! Its unique visual editor and advanced sync helps #writers create with agility and keep their work close at hand! https://t.co/ZRud8jJJnk

[Coherence Labs @CoherenceLabs]

Welcome, #macOSSonoma! TypeMetal 2.3 is live and ready to run on the latest and greatest #macOS! — Bring its visual #HTML editing and integrated #WordPress publishing home today!

[Troy Stephens @heytroy]

@joely @nomodes Exactly! Ideally, with solid results that lend themselves well to continued refinement.

[Troy Stephens @heytroy]

Been thinking a lot about leverage as a key necessity in software development, and where our next big gains in leverage are likely to come from. How efficiently we can achieve a goal (build and deploy a desired thing), and whether that's fast enough to sustain a viable product,

[Troy Stephens @heytroy]

1UP. Game on! #Starship #SuperHeavy #Starbase #SpaceX https://t.co/62pvWKfatZ

[Troy Stephens @heytroy]

Curious to hear where others see this going.

[Troy Stephens @heytroy]

But I expect the most useful gains are ultimately going to come from inventive thinking done by humans searching for clear ways to express meaning.