Navigating from Search Results to Detail Screens with Cotomy

A practical guide to moving from server-rendered search results to detail or edit screens with Cotomy while keeping list ownership, navigation, and edit lifecycle boundaries clear.

Cotomy v2.0.4

Patch release that improves CotomyElement scoped CSS auto-prefixing when scoped CSS is written without an explicit root placeholder.

Building Search Screens with Cotomy

A practical guide to the search-screen baseline I usually use with Cotomy, using server-rendered results, URL query state, and clear navigation to detail screens.

Cotomy v2.0.3

Patch release that completes bind type renderer lookup fixes and keeps custom bind type matching case-insensitive.

Handling Validation and Error Display with Cotomy

A practical guide to field validation, submit errors, and API failures while keeping Cotomy screens in one clear flow.

Small-Team Development Without Losing Continuity

In teams of one to three people, continuity depends less on role separation and more on shared understanding, document granularity, and records that let the work be handed over when necessary.

Managing Client Risk as a Solo Contractor

A practical perspective on risk, contracts, and expectations when taking development work alone or in very small teams.

CotomyForm in Practice

A practical guide to Cotomy form classes, including QueryForm, ApiForm, EntityApiForm, and EntityFillApiForm, with real override points and usage examples.

Cotomy v2.0.0

Major release that aligns Cotomy with TypeScript 6, followed by a small v2.0.1 documentation update.

The Birth of the Form Abstraction

Why Cotomy ended up with multiple form layers, and how that structure came from the gap between desktop application habits and web runtime reality.