haven't done it physically in a long time, but surely virtually.

my 0.02 on the matter: things are stacked against you even if you are not strapped for time.

a vast majority of the stack is changing too fast and non-digital versions are not appropriate beyond learning the base of a language or high-level design patterns.

as publishing became super accessible, there is also a plethora of options, and increasingly difficult to sift between the lower-quality stuff and the diamonds.

for most people, very few (kinds of) programming books exist today that could stay relevant beyond the university.