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So... you want to be a web developer?
by Adam Maras Oct 20th 2008
I had the most interesting conversation with one of my friends the other day.Adam: "Whew... finally finished with my latest web project!"
Friend (in awe): "Whoa! That's awesome! How did you make that?"
Now, of course, this project of mine was a full-fledged ASP.NET web application; a simple question like "how did you make that" could easily end up with me not only explaining what I did, but how I did it, and which tools and technologies I used. That way, instead of wondering about the magic that makes all those fancy programs out there on the internet work, my friend could understand exactly what goes on to make that happen.
Well, that couldn't hurt, right?
Adam: "Do you really want to know? I'm warning you... this could get messy."
Now, at this point, my friend gives me one of those funny looks like I'm completely crazy. But being a web developer, I'm already used to that.
Friend: "Well, sure..."
And so it begins.
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
