About Me

Every good algorithm starts with a base case. Mine was flour, salt, yeast, and water. My name is Jacob, and this is where code meets crust!

My first real exposure to baking wasn’t a bread kit, the internet or countless YouTube videos. It was at a volunteer kitchen serving meals to people in need, where a professional chef offered a casual class to the volunteers. Flour, salt, yeast, and water; it’s simplicity stuck.

I graduated with a computer science degree, struggled to find work with no “real world” experience, and decided to do something I’d always wanted — move to Vermont. My dad and I have been skiing there every winter since I was in high school. I figured I would try living there for a year. I found work as an apprentice on a small farm, which turned out not to be my thing, but I received a learning stipend that I quickly cashed in on my first class at King Arthur, conveniently located in Vermont!

I took an introduction class to sourdough that exposed me to learning all facets of sourdough. I learned tips and techniques that I still use to this day. Since then, I’ve taken a few other classes and even went back with my wife during covid to take a Pizza Perfection class that we both loved. My wife has been the official taste tester ever since.

These days, I work as a Sr. Data Analyst in South Jersey, build things on the side when I have a new idea, and bake pretzels and bread upon request.

Why Doughmain Logic?

Dough, because that’s what you’ll find the most of here. Domain, because as a data analyst this term pops up alot. Put them together, and you get Doughmain Logic – a name that felt right for a site built by hand from scratch and some dough made by hand from scratch.

The site itself is built from pure code. No drag and drop, no template builder. I just prefer to enhance and exhibit my technical skills. The baking has been a hobby for over 10 years, the coding is another hobby and this is where they came together in the same place.

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