Where to start with...?

This is a highly opinionated list of the best resources for developers who want to save the time and stress of figuring out what to read/watch/hear to start learning a about a topic.

The idea is to suggest just one starting point for each section.

Writing good code

Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship by Robert C. Martin. - Amazon

Being a better developer

The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andrew Hunt, David Thomas - Amazon

Runner-ups

The Practice Of Programming, by Brian Kernighan, Rob Pike - Amazon

Think Like A Programmer: An Introduction To Creative Problem Solving by V. Anton Spraul - Amazon

Adopting best practices

Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction - Amazon

Improving soft skills

Soft Skills: The software developer's life manual by John Sonmez - Amazon

Runner-up

Just For Fun: The Story Of An Accidental Revolutionary by Linus Torvalds - Amazon

JavaScript

You Don't Know JS (book series)

Vue.js

Vue.js Official docs

Software Architecture

Clean Architecture: A Craftsman's Guide to Software Structure and Design - Amazon

Improving your learning abilities

Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware - Amazon

Understanding how to work with legacy code

Working Effectively with Legacy Code - Amazon

Learning how computers work

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software - Amazon

Runner-ups

Structured Computer Organization by Andrew S. Tanenbaum - Amazon

Algorithms

The Algorithm Design Manual - Amazon

Agile Principles

The Agile Sketchpad - O'Reilly

Runner-ups

The Agile Samurai: How Agile Masters Deliver Great Software, by Jonathan Rasmusson - Amazon

PHP

PHP and MySQL® Web Development - Amazon