I'm Sick of Web Development - What avenues are open to me ...?

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I've been working as a web developer since 1998, mostly with ASP/ASP.Net/C# but began as a Java coder (JSP mostly). Its been fun but now I'm feeling jaded and can see the need for a change.

I've considered iOS/Cocoa development and Android development recently (Objective-C looks hard while I'm a former Java developer) but I'm not sure of

Career opportunities being proficient in either would afford
The incline of the learning curve - I just turned 40 and I know I'm not as sharp or as quick as I once was.

Does anyone have any experiences/ opinions/ advice for me?

Thanks.

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