I have a bookshelf full of ones from the 90s and early 2000s, but I haven't read one in years. I mostly learn from internet articles now. Back then, when I wou

I have a bookshelf full of ones from the 90s and early 2000s, but I haven't read one in years. I mostly learn from internet articles now. Back then, when I would get a book on a subject I was familiar with, lets say C#, I would skip to the chapters I felt I needed more understanding of or what interested me at the time. (technique #1) If it's a brand new technology, I'll read the intro chapters that go over the basic stuff (technique #2) to help me get accustomed to the syntax and nuances of the technology, then apply technique #1 (which could be the rest of the book for new stuff).