John-Paul Takats
Teacher & Full Stack Developer
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Projects
AI Portfolio Builder – Project Queen
Generate a website using AI and edit it afterwards with no knowledge of html
AI & Data Science API Backend Dev Frontend Dev HTML / CSS
WordPress SVG Object Plugin
Unlock the power of SVG and animations in WordPress
Digital Multimedia Frontend Dev Open Source React WordPress
FeedMasher & RIT Homepage Channels
Feedmasher: Curate, Aggregate, and Display Content from Everywhere!
Backend Dev Database Systems Frontend Dev JavaScript MySQL PHP
Ferris Agency Website with Accelerate Media
A Collaborative Effort with Accelerate Media
CMS Frontend Dev HTML / CSS Marketing PHP React WordPress
Geotherm Relaunch with Accelerate Media
A Modernization Journey launching an important piece of Geotherm's marketing strategy.
CMS Frontend Dev HTML / CSS Marketing PHP React WordPress
iSchool Projects Capstone Repository
Promoting iSchool @RIT and sharing students accomplishments online
Backend Dev Database Systems Drupal Frontend Dev Open Source PHP
Classes I've Taught
Rich Media Web Application Development I
Master Web Apps: Media-Rich Design with JavaScript & a taste of React!
Digital Multimedia Frontend Dev JavaScript
Web and Mobile I ISTE-140
An introduction to internet and web technologies, and to development on Macintosh/UNIX computer platforms
HTML / CSS JavaScript Usability & HCI
Web & Mobile II ISTE-240
Backend Dev Database Systems Frontend Dev JavaScript Joomla MySQL PHP
Foundations of Web Technologies II
Advanced Web Development for Graduate Students
API Backend Dev CMS Database Systems Frontend Dev HTML / CSS JavaScript MySQL PHP Usability & HCI
Foundations of Web Technologies I
A class for Graduate HCI students to learn about the Building Blocks of the Web
Backend Dev Database Systems Frontend Dev HTML / CSS PHP Usability & HCI
Software Development and Problem Solving I
A Journey from Basics to Software Engineering with Python
Backend Dev Python
Blog Posts
An Introduction to REST APIs and fetching data from Yelp Part 1
Master the Basics: A Beginner’s Guide to APIs, HTTP Methods, and Data Integration!
API HTML / CSS JavaScript PHP Tutorials
Creating an AI-Driven Portfolio Builder
The Thought Process Behind Creating an AI-driven portfolio builder
AI & Data Science Backend Dev Digital Multimedia HTML / CSS
Synced Patterns in WordPress with Overrides and Unsupported Blocks
Streamline WordPress Synced Patterns with SCSS Styling Workarounds
CMS Digital Multimedia Frontend Dev HTML / CSS Open Source Tutorials WordPress
From Code to Community (Video)
Bridging Academia and Non-Profits: Web Tech with Purpose.
Backend Dev CMS Frontend Dev Marketing Project Management Uncategorized
Come to my HTML / CSS Workshop at RIT hosted by WIC
Wednesday, October 5, from 6:30 pm to 8 pm in GOL-2400 (the Golisano Computing College building)
Backend Dev Frontend Dev HTML / CSS Marketing
FeedMasher Project Finally Moving to Opensource
The process of moving a project that helped power the RIT homepage for several years to open source.
API Backend Dev Database Systems Frontend Dev HTML / CSS JavaScript MySQL Open Source PHP
Capstone Mentorship
Nigudkar, M. Capstone: MERN Stack Hotel Booking Application
Database Systems Frontend Dev
Role: Chair
Student: Mithila Mohan Nigudkar
Bapat, M.Capstone: Free Fitness Mantra including Clothing Finder and Diet Tips
Backend Dev Frontend Dev
Role: Chair
Student: Madhura Bapat
Jaiswal, R. Capstone: Evaluating Using LaTeX to help improve the accessibility of an open-access journal
Frontend Dev Open Source Usability & HCI
Role: Chair
Student: Rahul Jaiswal
Chen, C. Capstone: Improving Human Subjects Research Office at RIT’s Website
Frontend Dev Usability & HCI
Role: Chair
Student: Chih-Jung Chen
Walawalkar, N. Capstone: How to make apps popular on Google play store: Visual Analysis of google play store app features
AI & Data Science Digital Multimedia Marketing
Role: Committee Member
Student: Nupura Sunil Walawalkar
Garg, K. Capstone: Online Bookstore for a Customer-to-Customer E-commerce Web Application
Backend Dev Database Systems Frontend Dev Marketing
Role: Committee Member
Student: Kheman Garg
Latest photo galleries
Although i’m not a professional photographer; photography runs in my genes with my father, uncle, and grandfather (a aerial photographer in WWII) being photographers. I enjoy travel and want to share some of my favorite pictures
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Chicago Mix 2023/2024
Always manage to make a few stops in Chicago every year to visit a friend, and make some new ones. A bunch of photos in this…
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Puerto Rico 2022 (and a few from 2018)
I first visited Puerto Rico in 2018 and finally got to revisit it for a bit longer in 2022. Both trips have been after the big…
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Denver in Summer 2021
This was one of the few times I visited Denver not in the winter to Ski. It ended up being an amazing time, there really is…