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Luke Francl

Founder

Founder at Fanchatter

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedFanchatter · YC

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About

Luke Francl is a Staff Software Engineer at GitHub. His work focuses on building web applications, including extensive development using the Tcl programming language.

Founder at FanchatterYC S09

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Experience

  1. GitHubStaff Software Engineercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. GitHubSenior Software Engineer2017 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Premise DataSenior Software Engineer2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  4. SwiftypeSoftware Engineer and Team Lead2012 — 2016San Francisco
  5. Minne*Co-Executive Director2006 — 2013Minneapolis
  6. Fundamental ConstantOwner2009 — 2012
  7. FanChatterCo-founder2007 — 2010
  8. TumblonLead Developer2008 — 2009
  9. Slantwise DesignDeveloper2006 — 2008
  10. Stellent and North American SystemsSenior Software Engineer2003 — 2006
  11. AnceptSoftware Engineer2001 — 2003

Skills & more

Ruby on Rails40Ruby32Python6jQuery7JavaScript7HTML 52HTML9Objective-C2Git2Open Source1REST1Web Applications27
+9 moreGoogle App EngineSoftware DevelopmentMobile ApplicationsStart-upsAPIsiOS developmentTest Driven DevelopmentWeb DevelopmentAgile Methodologies

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Luke Francl?
Luke Francl is a Staff Software Engineer at GitHub. His work focuses on building web applications, including extensive development using the Tcl programming language.
Where does Luke Francl work?
Luke Francl is Founder of Fanchatter.
What companies did Luke Francl found?
Luke Francl founded Fanchatter.
Where did Luke Francl go to school?
Luke Francl studied at Y Combinator; University of Minnesota (BS, Computer Science).

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