Scott and Wes are back with their annual Syntax Holiday Gift Guide! They’ve curated the best gadgets, tools, games, and even kitchen essentials for the dev in your life — plus a few treats anyone would love to unwrap.

Show Notes

• 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
• 00:46 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
  • Open Source Pledge Members.
• 01:59 Syntax holiday gift guide.
• 02:25 Our absolute favorites.
  • Leatherman Arc.
  • Peak Design Everyday.
  • 1.5 KG of Maldon, Salt Cellars.
  • Anker Cube.
  • Anker MagGo.
  • Theragun, Off-Brand Massage Gun.
  • Subscription to Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT.
  • Syntax Swag.
• 13:33 Our (Scott’s) top games.
  • Factorio.
  • Cascadia.
  • Azul.
  • SteamDeck.
• 19:01 Gifts under $30.
  • Braided USB-C Cables
  • Right Angle Thunderbolt.
  • Battery Daddy.
  • MagSafe Popsocket.
  • Hempz Apple Cider + Nutmeg Hand Lotion.
  • Mens Cremo Body Wash.
• 27:50 Clothing gifts.
  • Uniqlo Stretch Selvedge Denim.
  • Naked and Famous Selvedge Denim.
  • Scott DU/ER Jeans.
  • Wool Toque
  • Anything from Huckberry.
• 35:02 Desk item gifts.
  • MX3s Master Mouse

Target Candles

Candle Melter Wax.

Laptop Stand

• Rain Design mStand.
• Any Foldable Amazon Stand

Desk Treadmill.

Insta360 Link 2.

Small Rig Rotatable Collar Mount.

Thermal Printer.

Cable Management Straps + Clips

Mini Tripod.

Super Clamp.

Fishskyn.

45:02 Kids gifts.

• Yoto Player.
• Toniebox.
• First Cat in Space.
• Bathbombs.
• Kahn Academy Kids App.
• Codespark.

51:11 Kitchen gifts.

• Carbon Steel Frying Pan.
• Viral Egg Cooker.
• Glass Straws.
• Danish Whisk.
• Oxo Salt + Pepper Grinders.
• Paper Wheels.
• Whetstone.
• WÜSTHOF Nakiri Knife.
• Carbon Knife Co.
• Can Tumbler Glasses.
• Squirrel Rice Paddle.
• OTOTO Splatypus Jar Spatula.

59:02 Eatables.

• Hot Sauce:
  • Truff Hot Sauce.
  • Secret Aardvark.
  • Cholula Gift Pack.
  • Laoganma Chili Crisp.
  • Merfs.
• Bachan’s Japanese BBQ Sauce.

01:00:51 Smart home gifts.

• Smart Dimmers
• ESP32 + WS2815 LED Strips

01:03:06 Shameless Plugs.

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