A Christmas List for Software Developersđ
Happy Christmas!
Weâre almost there, but if you have a developer in your life youâre looking for a last minute developer gift for this list might just help you out!
Letâs dive in and get your Christmas list sorted!
Headphones
If the developer you are buying a gift for is truly hardcore they donât need wireless headphones, they need wired ones. The wired part is important, but so is blocking out the entire world so get a pair that have noise cancelling.
Youâll enable your giftee to block out the rest of the world while they need to focus on chasing down bugs. If youâve experienced their complaints when theyâve been interrupted by someone at work youâll be pleased to know that can be halted with this simple purchase.
The look we are going for is the following, which is the ideal look for any developer.
A New Laptop
The developer in your life might already have a blazing-fast machine and are super-happy with it. But you can always get a better machine in your life, and if you canât you can buy a second machine.
One for work, one for side projects? Yes please!
The look we are going for is the ultimate setup, as shown here:
A Chair
Convert your developer giftee into a 10x developer through the purchase of a simple chair. Remember that the physical body is important, and a wise purchase of a chair will protect this most valuable resource. Remember that usually the coolest developers have a gaming chair, as the Corsair branding is worth the increase in price.
Here is the ideal developer chair setup:
A Microphone
Let the developer in your life free, by buying a microphone. They can then develop their own #sidehustle with a podcast series about âcode and coffeeâ.
The Worst Gift
Here is one gift that you should not buy. Under any circumstances.
Subscriptions. They creep up on you and force you to spend money on things you no longer use. They cost too much and instead of representing a gift they are a contact to keep paying for services into the future.
Conclusion
Iâm going to come clean. I wrote this whole article to discourage you from buying that special developer a mechanical keyboard with RGB lighting.
Was my article successful? Iâm guessing itâs a moot point since all developers have these toys already.