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 in 2017 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 landed an apprenticeship on a small farm, which wasn’t my calling, as it turned out - but the learning stipend it came with, sent me straight to my first class at King Arthur Baking School in Vermont, and that changed everything!

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 someone who builds things from scratch, whether it’s a website or a loaf of bread.

The site itself is built from pure code — no drag and drop, no template builders. This is as much a showcase of my technical skills as it is a baking blog. I’ve been baking for over ten years, coding nearly as long, and this is where those two hobbies finally share the same space.