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>I completely agree on the network work. I was a Novell network administrator for 5+ years at my last "real job", before starting consulting, at a place with no $$$ for technology so of course I had to do everything, including their database development. I much preferred working on their database over the network admin stuff, I didn't really like it much, but I learned alot. Now I stay away from getting my hands back into network stuff too. One of my partners has done network consulting for over 7 years and he loves it. He'll sit there for hours dinkin around with a server to make it work... me? I'll give it 5 minutes, then I'm ready to dumpster'ize it! But, if a client asks, I say "Sure we can do that!"... then I call Dave! :)

I somewhat differ. I like doing different things. Doing nothing but coding bores me, so I build computers, run cable, setup and administer networks, etc.
I really don't see how you can concentrate on only one facet anymore. If you're not learning how to "do" web stuff, you're dying. Doing web stuff means knowing the server (NT in my corner.) Knowing NT means IIS, Proxy, Exchange, yada yada yada. It's the chinese curse . . . "may you live in interesting times!" Who can focus on anything for very long, but then again, who wants to.< G >