Devlog #01: Building the Scaling Engine

I built the core architecture for the Recipe Scaler using JavaScript modules. Linear multiplication breaks baking chemistry for reactive ingredients like yeast and leaveners, so I implemented a dampened scaling formula to keep larger batches consistent. I hit browser security limits when trying to fetch recipe links directly, so I added a raw text parser fallback to read numbers and fractions. The parser struggles with non-standard lines like “juice of 1 lemon,” and a negative serving size bug currently bypasses validation. I also built a normalization pipeline to merge duplicate ingredients, though keystrokes currently drop cursor focus due to full page re-renders. My next update will focus on fixing the parser and improving editing stability.

Thank you for following along with the development process.
If you notice any bugs, feel free to comment.