I've got nothing against personal projects that use THD.
However, unless you're making simple circuits, avoiding SMD means that you are effectively constraining yourself to about 20% of the ICs being produced today.
It's also simply a fact that producing a product using THD components is a massive headache. It takes far more manual effort, most contract manufacturers will charge a pound of flesh, and the components are significantly bigger.
If none of those resemble problems you have to deal with, then THD is likely going to be great fun for you.
No, I was being semi-facetious. I too have learned that a number of components are no longer being made THT. I have done a limited amount of SMT but it is not a lot of fun for me.
Instead, I have been testing the waters my SMT PCBs having them also assembled now when I order them. It kind of saddens me though.
However, unless you're making simple circuits, avoiding SMD means that you are effectively constraining yourself to about 20% of the ICs being produced today.
It's also simply a fact that producing a product using THD components is a massive headache. It takes far more manual effort, most contract manufacturers will charge a pound of flesh, and the components are significantly bigger.
If none of those resemble problems you have to deal with, then THD is likely going to be great fun for you.