Should folks building small numbers of circuit boards use surface-mount parts, or should they stick with through-hole components that are so much easier to handle and solder (not to mention see)?

Above is a video detailing one method for populating a two sided surface mount PCB. We covered using a stencil to apply solder paste for a PCB a few weeks ago. In the comments there was a debate about ...

The company's micro BGA and CSP test and burn-in sockets can accept devices measuring 13 x 13 mm with a pitch of 0.5 mm or larger in applications operating up to 1 GHz. Both sockets employ solderless, ...