Yeah, I rarely read books anymore aside from hunting down very specific knowledge. For example, I recently bought a PDF on using Netty since I find it hard to f

Yeah, I rarely read books anymore aside from hunting down very specific knowledge. For example, I recently bought a PDF on using Netty since I find it hard to figure out from scratch. But language books? I don't really see the value beyond the beginner level. Every a-ha moment for me comes from building something out of my comfort level and then reading other people's approach to the same sort of solution.