Are you thinking of getting a gift for that programming freak friend of yours? You are having trouble choosing what special item will motivate and at the same time blow their minds off? Worry not! We’ve got you covered. Below is a list of “10 gadgets a programmer must have” compiled in other to make your choice easier.
10. MEHANICAL KEYBORD
If you want to give a keyboard, never ever, give a small floppy rubbery one to a programmer. Especially those flexibly foldable kinds – they are pretty much useless and extremely painful to use when it comes to touch typing. A good, comfortable, tactile keyboard is what a programmer needs.
09. COMPUTER GLASSES
This is no ordinary glasses, the lend blocks ultraviolent radiation from passing through and filter the bright light coming from the screen of their computer. This helps the programmer in your life prevent eye fatigue, blurred vision, and headaches.
08. ERGONOMIC CHAIR AND TABLE
For any programmer if you can get him/her a comfortable chair especially if they do not have it already, they will forever be grateful to you.
07. PROGRAMMABLE MOUSE
Programmable mouse have a lot of buttons that can be customized, and they can come in handy to a programmer in many ways… not for gaming, but for some lazy convenient controls. One to turn the lights on and another to control the fan speed maybe?
06. A FULL HD DISPLAY
Even though laptop screens are great, a big screen is indispensable when working. From a health point of view, a nice wide-screen display can reduce eye-strain and help in the correct height adjustment for working. For multi-tasking needs, a dual monitor setup is a must.
05. USB HUB
A USB Hub is an absolute necessity these days. One can’t imagine working without it especially with the amount of devices that could be plugged into the system at any given point in time. A USB Hub can solve most of a programmer’s issues in this regard.
04. WIRELESS HEADPHONES
This is the most important item to boost productivity. With the advent of open-office concept, offices have become noisier. Imagine you are deep in thoughts contemplating the logical flow of your program and your neighbor just started ranting about their kids puking.
03. AMAZON ECHO
Amazon Echo is a small voice assistant that can combine to various apps. With the help of this one can control lights, fan and many more such devices. This is one of the amazing gifts you can get for a programmer. The device can also play favorite music and can answer many more such things by voice recognition technology.
02. RELAXING CANDLE
Everyone loves nice surrounding with a lovely smell. But some scent stands out, as they make you happy and help you focus while doing creative task. Relaxing candle contains strong scents of lemon, bergamot, and tarragon. These scent clear your mind and stimulate your creativity while leaving lively aroma in your working space.
01. FORTIGIS VPN ROUTER
Having a safe system while programming is a must. Giving protection and isolation, this amazing router utilizes artificial intelligence to make your connections secure. With attackers clever enough you get everything, fortigis gives a swift level of security.
These are some of the best present you can get for a software programmer that can help them in their career. Hope this piece of information has really helped you alot and will reduce your thinking stress whenever you want to give any programmer a gift. Please if you have any gadgets in mind you feel we didn’t talk about, leave a comment below.
