And yet they're still useful for learning patterns and techniques that can be applied to the newest, shiniest versions of whatever languages and frameworks you'

And yet they're still useful for learning patterns and techniques that can be applied to the newest, shiniest versions of whatever languages and frameworks you'll be using. Some of us also prefer reading from a paper book over reading from webpages when it comes to ingesting large amounts of information on a new topic. We'll still augment that info by reading the official docs online when the time comes.