Branden's Components Rant

I think Branden's intro is a good enough reference to his Components Rant:

Time to let off some steam here... I keep seeing folks say that the built in Flash MX components are too complex, bloated, and that it's better to just roll your own. I am even seeing some relatively smart folks spouting this kind of ignorant junk! And that's exactly what it is, junk....

Read the rest of the rant at Branden's blog