I’m not really a fan of the ideas. They’re not wrong, exactly, but I think they’re overstated. Instead, here’s some alternatives:

For design, Evans’ Domain-Driven Design does a good job of representing classic object-oriented design, and Fowler’s Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture is good for expanding past business logic to larger systems.

For coding habits, “The Pragmatic Programmer” is a classic for a reason.

Thanks for the tips!