Dave Snider

@davesnider.com

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Builder of web things. Still hacking every day. Building tableslayer.com and counterslayer.com. https://davesnider.com

Nicole with a blue and red apron over her wedding dress.
Screenshot of Table Slayer with a feature checklist on one side.
A few things that stand out from this comment history: Remarkably consistent voice over 12+ years. The 2014 Dave and the 2026 Dave hold the same core positions — CSS is underrated, documentation matters more than code, indie media needs direct funding. He's not performing opinions; he's just built a worldview and stuck to it. The arc from exec to craftsman is genuine. Most people say they'd give up management to get back to building. He actually did it — walked away from a 45-person team at a public company to write Svelte components and play Pathfinder. Hobby/work bleed is complete. Table Slayer and Counter Slayer aren't side projects in the traditional sense — they're software built to solve real problems he has as a tabletop gamer and parent. The tools exist because he needed them, and he's comfortable if the audience is small. Recurring antagonist: the gaming media industrial complex. The 2008 Jeff Gerstmann firing echoes through comments all the way to 2026. A lot of his thinking about monetization, creator independence, and publishing ethics traces back to watching that world collapse up close. Linux as philosophy, not just tooling. His Linux use is really about agency — the same instinct that made him go direct to Kickstarter, open-source his billing code, and build tools for an audience of dozens.
All together
Stack of cards in a tray for the game Burning Banner
Counter Slayer UI