Hi! The official 2.8 release is around the corner (end of July) and CG Cookie will then release new beginner courses with 2.8 and all its new goodnesses. Additionally, in August there will be a class get started building stuff with 2.8 which might be a great jumpstart for you 😊
As for now, 2.79 is still the official build so there’s nothing wrong with getting back into Blender using that, and just waiting with diving into 2.8 for a couple of weeks until all the new resources are released.
