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Is there a good replacement for stripboard in the surface mount world?

More and more components I want to use are only available in surface mount packages. I can either get a big collection of adapter boards for all flavors of SOIC/WFBGA/QDERP to 100 mil pin spacing, ...
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PCB-less prototyping with surface mount components (like DFN)

I'm expecting some interesting comments and answers on this one, mainly because I'm probably just insane for even considering / asking this. One component I want to prototype with is the MCP73123 ...
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Breadboard/veroboard and SMT

By now, through-hole components have almost completely disappeared from consumer devices and also professional PCBs. But what is the alternative to build breadboard-veroboard for SMT technology? ...
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Hand-routing PCBs for SMD

I've routed plenty of through-hole boards, but I have no experience with SMD routing techniques, and even the look of the board feels a bit ‘alien’ to me. Any tips for placing/routing prototype PCBs ...