# hendricius/the-bread-code

Learn how to master the art of baking the programmer way.

Repository: https://github.com/hendricius/the-bread-code
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/the-bread-code
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: bread, cooking, sourdough, recipes, baking, recipe, dough, yeast
Last push: 2025-12-28T14:27:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 59/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 59, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3092, "days_push": 248, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4142, forks 181 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:36.307349+00:00)

## What it is
A GitHub-based guide that teaches bread baking using a programmer's mindset of A/B testing and iteration. It contains recipes for yeast and sourdough breads, a sourdough starter guide, FAQ, and controlled baking experiments.

## Use cases
- learn to bake bread from scratch
- make a sourdough starter at home
- find sourdough bread recipes
- understand how hydration affects bread
- troubleshoot common bread baking problems
- learn baking through experiments

## When to choose
- you want a free, structured introduction to bread and sourdough baking
- you enjoy an experimental, data-driven approach to learning
- you want simple recipes that need no expensive equipment

## When to avoid
- you need the actively maintained version - the repo is deprecated in favor of the-sourdough-framework
- you want interactive software or tooling rather than written guides
- you need professional pastry or commercial baking instruction

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation
- domain: education, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: baking, bread, sourdough, recipes, cooking, deprecated

## Member repositories
- hendricius/the-bread-code (main) score 59

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:36.307349+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:22:58.257227+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hendricius/the-bread-code (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:36.307349+00:00, sha d3edc5f2846b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.