Hello Bob.

You can still read forums, magazines, and books yet never make a post.

I certainly agree with that. I thought that Dean was saying that he knew great programmer who did not do any networking at all. I thought that this meant that they did not even read the forums.

I read forums, books and magazines. However, IMHO, I feel that there is a lot more to be gained by exchaging ideas with my colleagues, whether it is on a furom such as this or at a conference.