eek! The SharePoint team is working to help you flex and build those SharePoint muscles. They just released a preview version of the Visual Studio extensions for SharePoint (version 1.3). In their words...
"The v1.3 release is an incremental release of the VSeWSS including top feature requests. It is an interim release for SharePoint Developers on the roadmap until Visual Studio 2010 is released with significantly improved SharePoint development tools"
Visit their blog for a list of features in this version that you've probably been clamoring for...
P.S. Don't forget that you can Do Less. Get More. Develop on SharePoint!