Welcome!
To be clear: no "n00bz".
However, "newbs" are allowed. There is a massive difference.

If you are willing to learn, no problems! It is the people who refuse to learn, search, or post coherently and bump ancient threads that need to worry.
This forum is pretty new, it was essentially started as an alternative to benheck forums that is hopefully a bit improved.
Wait till we get our ad revenue sharing system working, then we will really have an advantage.
Ben's book is good to have around, I suppose, but keep in mind the methods used are way, way outdated, and you can find all the info around here, anyways, and more. Plus, the book has quite a few errors, including a few fatal ones in the NES and PSone sections.