Recommended · for beginners
EEVblog #75 - Digital Multimeter Buying Guide for Beginners
Why people recommend it
Dave Jones's multimeter buying guide; dated in its specific models but still recommended for the features and safety points that matter when choosing a meter.
Watch for: Follow with his newer meter shootouts for current models
In their words
In EEVblog, Dave Jones mention quite few times importance of fast continuity test, but only once give the example with faster and more convenient way to test multiple pins on a IC.
zzz on electronics.stackexchange.com, Jan 2013. CC BY-SA.
For example you could start here with Dave Jones' Digital Multimeter Buying Guide for Beginners:
Richard Crowley on electronics.stackexchange.com, Jun 2016. CC BY-SA.