Thomas Taylor
Open-source Senior Technical Architect at Adapt Learning
England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolThomas Taylor is an open-source senior technical architect and full-stack web developer based in Brighton with 11 years of experience building accessible, user-focused e-learning systems. He leads the Adapt authoring tool and contributes to the Adapt framework, focusing on front-end UX improvements—such as modernising notification handling and adding configurable question/answer behaviour—to make complex learning content more usable and maintainable. At Kineo he combines hands-on development with architecture and consulting, bridging product needs and community-driven open-source practices. A First Class Computer Science (Games) graduate, he pairs a games-oriented engineering mindset with a long-running commitment to open standards and practical accessibility.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science (Games), First Class Hons., Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science (Games), First Class Hons. at University of BrightonHigh School, English Literature, Graphic Products, Biology, High School, English Literature, Graphic Products, Biology at Wreake Valley Community College
html5/javascript, actionscript 2/3, objective-c, latex, java, c++
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Github Skills (9)
html10
accessibility10
javascript10
front-end-development10
adapter9
adaptation9
adaptor9
user-interface9
responsive8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
adaptlearning/adapt_authoring
Feb 2015 - Jan 2023
A server-based user interface for authoring eLearning courses using the Adapt framework.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:16 releases, 11 reviews, 1116 commits in 7 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Thomas's commits focused on updating the authoring tool's user interface by replacing instances of `window.alert` with `Origin.Notify.alert` for displaying notifications. These changes involved modifying JavaScript code in various frontend files, including views for scaffold assets, editor components, and theme management. This indicates a focus on improving the user experience and modernizing the application's notification system.
user-interfacereactjavascriptexpressauthoring
adaptlearning/adapt_framework
Dec 2014 - Jun 2021
A toolkit for creating responsive, accessible, multilanguage HTML5 e-learning courses.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:4 releases, 5 reviews, 194 commits in 6 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Thomas primarily contributed to the front-end development of the Adapt learning framework. Their commits focused on adding and modifying question-related components, specifically implementing options to control the display of model answers. Furthermore, they addressed typographical errors in comments, and worked on integrating improvements from a separate branch, while also removing an unused test suite and making minor whitespace adjustments. Their work indicates a focus on UI elements and accessibility.
accessiblecssjavascripte-learningxapi
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