The proper way of soldering

Soldering is not a question of dropping melted solder onto a joint. Rather, one must first melt a thin layer of solder onto each surface, then let them cuddle up to one another while you heat both surfaces to re-melt the solder until it commingles to form a strong bond. The process is similar to gluing wood: the strongest bond comes from permeating the surfaces of both pieces of wood with a layer of glue before assembly, rather than just squeezing out a blob of glue and slapping them together.  (Handmade electronic music by N.Collins)