[mwfunk]

I guess it's a difference in terminology. I've never heard anyone refer to writing an HTTP server as "systems programming"; I'm used to "systems programming" meaning the same thing as "operating systems programming". Sometimes people refer to writing higher level OS components (like init or libc) as "systems programming" as well, but I would think that a server that isn't a core part of an OS would just fall under the category of "server programming".