@Nathan Rice

Guess I started off the right way then because as a fairly new WordPress user I'm doing exactly what you say. Initially I found the codex very disjointed. Buying the book "WordPress Theme Design" by Tessa Blakeley Silver was a huge help as it steps a person through the process of building a theme from idea to finished product. Twitter and various blogs (yours included) have been extremely valuable for continued learning.

I'm thinking of using one of my better WP domains strictly for linking to great WP resources mainly to benefit myself and if others find it useful so be it.

Nathan said
"If a WP user wants to learn about WordPress, you won’t do well just studying the Codex. It probably won’t work for you. You need to be proactive. Follow WP developers on Twitter. Subscribe to their blogs. Buy their products. Study their code. That’s how I learned."