Comment by goto11

The problem is not really with this book IMHO. Most of its advice and guidelines are perfectly sensible, at least for its intended domain.

The problem is people applying principles dogmatically without seeing the larger picture or considering the context purpose of the rules in the first place.

This book or any book cannot be blamed for people applying the advice blindly. But it is a pervasive problem in the industry. It runs much deeper than any particular book. I suspect it has something to do with how CS education typically happen, but I'm not sure.