What is Reddit's opinion of Adobe Illustrator CS4 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques?

From 3.5 billion Reddit comments

I don’t know of one specific resource I’d recommend but the best method I found for myself when learning Illustrator was to use books and YouTube tutorials to learn the basics. Once I got comfortable I found art that I liked from places like Dribbble and Behance and tried to recreate it for practice. If I got stuck, I’d hop on YouTube or forums to find the answers I needed. Just practice and take time to learn shortcuts so your process becomes more efficient.

This was the book I used when I was first starting out. It’s a little updated now but still a lot of useful/relevant info:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0321562909/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_NIdPAbBMCDR76