I learned a lot from Dr. Dobbs journal and Linux Journal. You could get articles at every level, beginner to advanced, and they had enough details to encourage

I learned a lot from Dr. Dobbs journal and Linux Journal. You could get articles at every level, beginner to advanced, and they had enough details to encourage experimentation. I had many issues saved up at one point of those two, plus Computer Shopper and Byte. No idea where they are now, either in a box somewhere or gone, sadly.