As far as i know, it's not the techniques of link building whether it latest or oldest, it all depends on your strategy of ranking:
Short-term: < 3 months -> Quantity over quality, 301' redirect, Churn n' Burn, Parasite SEO techniques...
Mid-term: 3-6 months -> 3 Tiers Links (=Pyramid links), Parasite SEO, Switched Box, PBN...
Long-term: > 9-12 months -> By your hand gradually or comebination of manually building + auto building links...
Just my 2 cent!
The latest type of link getting traction is editorial links. They are expensive but they can drive actual traffic to your website.
All linking methods are still working . Modify them and make them new