Leaded Components vs SMD. Which is preferred?

It's generally accepted that beginners should start with leaded, but most readers of Nuts & Volts aren't beginners and are perfectly capable of going down either path. Sometimes there isn't a choice, but when you have one, which type do you prefer to work with and why?
 

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LEADED COMPONENTS: REPORTS OF THEIR DEATH HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED

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There is just something about a good ol' analog panel meter that conveys trust in the value being presented. Just because their days may be long gone doesn't mean we have to accept data as more or less accurate. So, I set out to connect an analog panel meter to the IoT and bring back some of the trust lost in digital readouts. 
      
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Charles Steinmetz_ The Father of Electrical Engineering
CHARLES STEINMETZ, THE FATHER OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Historians often miss inventor's most important inventions - and even miss great inventors altogether! This was never truer than with Charles Steinmetz.
    
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The Internet of Things and Machine-to-Machine Communications Emerge as Internet Drivers
THE INTERNET OF THINGS AND MACHINE-TO-MACHINE COMMUNICATIONS EMERGE AS INTERNET DRIVERS

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