Francois Laberge
CEO at Decode
Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolFrancois Laberge is a seasoned software leader and entrepreneur with 14 years of experience building developer tools, collaboration platforms, and multimedia systems. Currently CEO of Decode, he’s focused on a whiteboard that writes and explains code, drawing on deep product and engineering chops honed as Principal AI Engineer at Descript and VP of R&D at absurd:joy. His background spans real-time media (WebCodecs/WebAssembly), robotics SDKs, and game-engine tooling, and he’s contributed front-end integrations to the widely used tldraw infinite-canvas project, including a VS Code extension. Known for rapid prototyping and pushing web performance boundaries, he blends hands-on implementation with strategic product vision and a knack for turning research-grade ideas into shipped experiences. Based in Wellesley, MA, he often mixes game-industry aesthetics with ML and DSP techniques in novel interfaces—an uncommon cross-section that informs his current work.
14 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma In Video Game Programming The Art & Science of 2D & 3D Video Game Programming, Diploma In Video Game Programming The Art & Science of 2D & 3D Video Game Programming at DigiPen Institute of Technology
English, French
Github Skills (11)
javascript10
vscode-extension10
drawing10
react10
sdk9
canvas9
collaboration8
ui-design7
typescripts6
typescript6
typescript-types6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
tldraw/tldraw
Jul 2021 - Feb 2022
whiteboard SDK / infinite canvas SDK
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:5 reviews, 69 commits, 9 PRs in 7 months
Contributions summary:Francois primarily contributed to the front-end development of the tldraw/tldraw repository, focusing on the implementation and refinement of the VS Code extension. Their work involved integrating the tldraw editor into the VS Code environment, creating a custom editor provider for .tldr files, and improving functionalities such as saving, and copy/paste within the editor. The user also addressed issues with text editing, including adding support for cut/copy/paste, and undo/redo functionalities, along with fixing the new file functionality.
reactsvgtinysketchwhiteboard
jiborobot/atom-audio
Apr 2015 - Nov 2016
Atom package for previewing audio files
Contributions:1 release, 2 PRs, 50 pushes in 1 year 7 months
atom-packageatomaudio-filesaudio
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