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Carter Louis "Danger" Capocaccia (born January 9, 1989) is an American web developer, cyclist, Ole Miss Rebel, Outdoorsman, and dog owner. He is known for his determination as well as his astounding athleticism. As a young child, Carter grew up in Whitehaven, a suburb of Memphis TN. During his more formative years he lived in Lakeland, TN where he enjoyed a cheerful upbrining in a setting where he was allowed to explore and learn about his natural surroundings through direct interaction. He grew up with an interest in skateboarding, all kinds of technology, firearms, and cars. In 2007 Carter began attending the University of Mississippi where he graduated with a Bachelors of Psychology in 2012. After a few years as part of the great American work force, he decided to return to school in Nashville TN to study software development.

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Carter Capocaccia
A Headshot of Carter

Carter Capocaccia at the Kansas City Tour De BBQ 2014

Name: Carter Louis Capocaccia

Born: 01/09/1989 (age 26) Memphis, TN

Career: Web Developer

Skills: JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5, CSS

Hobbies: Cycling, firearms, web development, cooking

Life and Career

In 2007 upon graduation from Saint Benedict at Auburndale Carter moved to Oxford, Mississippi where he attended the University of Mississippi and achieved a Bachelors of Psychology. During his education at the University of Mississippi he participated in research programs with subjects such as cycling safety on campus, and stress in freshamn students. During his time at "Ole Miss", when Carter was not in class he could be found on the town square in the kitchen of a local restaurant where he worked as a cook for over two years. Upon graduation, he returned home to Memphis, Tennessee where he joined StatLink Systems as a credentaling provider for on staff physicians. His time not at work was spent engaged with his local community through the Memphis Hightailers Bicycle Club. Some of his more notable cycling accomplishments include riding The Whole Enchilada in Moab, Utah, the Tour De BBQ in Kansas City, Kansas, and numerous fundraising events. In 2015 Carter attended Nashville Software School in Nashville, Tennessee where he served as an apprentice web developer for six months.

Projects
Carters Toyota FZJ80

Carters' LandCruiser in Pickwick, TN

Carter has engaged in numerous projects throughout his life. When he was sixteen he embarked in building an expedition vehicle using a FZJ80 Toyota Land Cruiser as the project vehicle. This vehicle took part in excursions all across the mid south including class 4 trails in the Harlan, KY Black Mountain Area. More recently he has been engaged in software development.

Cloud Runner

Cloud Runner was taken on as Carters midterm project during his time at Nashville Software School. He chose to program a game using the JavaScript and the Phaser Game Framework. His choice to build a game was partly influenced by his long time hobby of video games and interest in exploring a new framework they had not used in during his time in school. During the two weeks given for the project, Carters time was spent learning how to become a game developer. He was able to achieve his goal of programming a game during the time frame by keeping the gameplay simple yet engaging. Cloud Runner is a game where you play an alien who needs some help getting home. Hes new to this whole gravity thing and needs the players help to jump from cloud to cloud back in his spaceship. You may view the source code for the game on Carters GitHub profile.

Cloud Runner Start Screen Preview

Cloud Runner Start Screen

Node.JS File Size Conversion
Node File Size Convert Preview

Usage example of app.

While learning the Node.JS server environment, Carter decided to engage in building a simple app using only the Node.JS technology. The app takes in an input from the terminal command line and upon execution of the app, it converts the user provided values for file size into all of the most common file sizes and provides error handling if the app encounters an error. This app was extracted into individual modules and is available for cloning on Carters GitHub page.