7 best affordable gifts for a programmer

Tom Smykowski
4 min readMar 22, 2021

Some people think it is hard to choose a gift for a programmer. However, with this guide, you will find out, it is extremely easy. Each of presented items is very interesting, and will surely be received with an enthusiasm by every geek out there. Let’s start:

A small computer

Why a programmer would like to receive a small computer as gift if he has one or more of these? Well… currently there are special small computers, you can program to do various things. Several inch wide devices fit into a pocket and open imagination of every developer out there.

You can choose Raspberri PI, Arduino, Le Potato, and various other kinds of these small beauties.

2. Laptop stickers

Stickers are for a laptop what magnets are for fridge. Programmers love to change grey laptops into colorful patchworks of stickers featuring favorite technologies and geeky jokes. So make sure to buy a lot of these. They are cheap, and laptop surface will handle it!

3. A mug

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Tom Smykowski

Software Engineer & Tech Editor. Top 2% on StackOverflow, 3mil views on Quora. Won Shattered Pixel Dungeon.