When considering all the books available out there, is there any actual need to learn from a text book when it comes to programming?

Answer 1

In my opinion, there are lots of topics regarding programming that it will always arise the need to check the corresponding bibliography.
If you only want to learn a particular language maybe you will get along with the tutorials, videos and everything that is out there. But when it comes to advance topics on programming (those that applies to any language) a well proven theory logically ordered on a book will do better than a visit to a forum or a google search.
Also, if you want to keep up to date with the latest research topics in the area (those that defines new coding paradigms) you probably need to check articles in specialized publications.
But all that is if you really want to go deep in programming. If you just want to program, just imagine something that it has not been done before, get some hands on practice and go for it..

Answer 2

no.

Answer 3

Usually the books are published late. A new version is out and a lot of things have changed.
But there are some exceptions that you are going to earn from the books.
So I think that you have to check first when the book was published, what is the current version of your language... and then decide if it's good or not for you.