Standalone · recipe engineering
Batchmaker Studio
A lean recipe studio for recipes, raw materials, batch tickets, and glass chemistry.
- Responsibility
- Product architecture, full-stack development, and calculation engine.
- Stack
- Node.js · Express · node:sqlite · Vanilla JS · Vite · native tests
- Evidence
- Independently operable product
Situation
Recipe work needs the same domain core as production — but not silos, shifts, and live bookings. A full operations system is too heavy for desk-side development.
Decisions
- 01
The same domain core, deliberately smaller scope.
- 02
Its own server, SQLite file, and lean browser interface.
- 03
Validation as a visible step, not a hidden side effect.
Evidence
Not features. Systems.
Decisions
The domain core as a model.
01
Recipes
Version, compare, import, and export.
02
Chemistry
Oxides, redox, physics, and traceable calculations.
03
Tickets
Draft, scale, preview, print-ready output.
Outcome
An independently operable tool for recipe work, glass chemistry, and print-ready batch tickets. No unverifiable efficiency claims.
Takeaway
Product boundaries are architecture. A good tool does not have to model the neighbouring process in full.