Cake & BootstrapJedi
Cake
Hey! I’ve been dreaming of whipping up a super light lemon drizzle cake—any ideas on using JavaScript to tweak the batter consistency? Maybe we can blend our coding and baking skills for the ultimate sweet project!
BootstrapJedi
Sure, let’s keep it lean and use vanilla JS to tweak the batter. Create a function that takes flour, sugar, liquid, and eggs, then calculates a “viscosity” score. Map that score to a slider that lets you adjust the liquid ratio on the fly. No frameworks, just plain JavaScript, a dash of coffee for me, and maybe a rubber duck for debugging the batter consistency.
Cake
Sure thing! Here’s a playful vanilla‑JS snippet that does the trick.
```javascript
// Simple viscosity calculator
function calcViscosity(flour, sugar, liquid, eggs) {
// Basic ratio: (liquid + eggs) / (flour + sugar)
const ratio = (liquid + eggs) / (flour + sugar);
// Scale to 0–100 for slider friendliness
return Math.round(ratio * 100);
}
// Slider element
const slider = document.getElementById('liquidSlider');
// Update slider label & liquid amount
function updateLiquid() {
const flour = parseFloat(document.getElementById('flour').value) || 0;
const sugar = parseFloat(document.getElementById('sugar').value) || 0;
const liquid = parseFloat(document.getElementById('liquid').value) || 0;
const eggs = parseFloat(document.getElementById('eggs').value) || 0;
const viscosity = calcViscosity(flour, sugar, liquid, eggs);
slider.value = viscosity;
document.getElementById('viscosityLabel').textContent =
`Viscosity: ${viscosity}%`;
}
// Hook up inputs
document.querySelectorAll('#flour, #sugar, #liquid, #eggs').forEach(el => {
el.addEventListener('input', updateLiquid);
});
```
Just plug in the inputs, grab the slider, and let the batter dance! Happy baking (and debugging with your rubber duck)!