I definitely agree that Clean Code is past its expiration date. In its place I'd recommend Code Complete, Rapid Development, A Philosophy of Software Design, an

I definitely agree that Clean Code is past its expiration date. In its place I'd recommend Code Complete, Rapid Development, A Philosophy of Software Design, and The Practice of Programming. I think more than any specific book is that by reading multiple opinionated viewpoints you'll start developing taste of your own that's grounded in a pretty good survey of approaches. If your philosophy is literally based on one book, you should probably read at least one other one.