Even us "professionals" do that.  I used to also include on board layouts..=
..back in the day....extra pads for plcc and soic parts.  Now, 80% of my pa=
rts are BGA, so hard to have extras for those.  IMHO, if you solder short w=
ires, make sure you bypass the power pins (bypass with caps...) and careful=
l taking your time, you shouldn't have a problem adding in the other socket=
.  For a hobbyist, time is nothing.  For those who do this for a living, it=
s more cost effective to layout a board, get it done bare bones or such and=
 then populate it.  Less error prone, if you did the layout correct.  The o=
ther way is do like someone else suggested.....small adapter board.
   There used to be an =

old trick that us hobbyists used, that you professionals would turn up =

your noses at. :-) It is called "dead bug soldering," and involves =

turning an IC on it's back, so that the legs stick up in the air (thus =

the name). =


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