[mkhalil]

I have never picked up a software dev book and used it to learn development, mostly just learned by doing. I was curious though, how do most of you read these things? Do you practice while reading, or can I take my iPad to a secluded area and just read my way through it? Any response would be appreciate, thanks!

[why-el]

The method that works for me:

1. Give the book a quick read. Essentially just to know what it covered and how the book approaches/covers the topics you are interested in.

2. Now that you know what the book covers and have a fuzzy idea about it, go straight to the section that concerns you most as the need arrises.