Paul Kimmel has an
article over at CodeGuru that speaks to this very issue. He's the President and co-founder of the Greater Lansing (Michigan) area .Net Users Group. Check it out and see if you agree. If you've never been to a user group meeting, try coming to one next week. Our User Group meets on next Tuesday (March 20th). If you live a little further north of Cincinnati then you may want to try the
Dayton .Net Developers Group on Wednesday, March 28th.