The Birth of the Page Controller

Why page-level control became necessary and how the first PageController design appeared.

Reaching Closures to Remove Event Handlers Later

The problem of removing event handlers when closures change function identity, and the pragmatic registry solution inside Cotomy.

Binding Entity Screens to UI and Database Safely

Entity structure and UI controls are often bound through fragile string matching. This article explores the structural gap and Cotomy’s mitigation approach.

Dynamic HTML Boundaries in CotomyElement

How I handled dynamic HTML input in CotomyElement, where parsing breaks, and why the boundaries became strict.

The CotomyElement Constructor Is the Core

Why the constructor overloads capture my real design intent: locality, scoped CSS, and practical DOM ownership.

Form AJAX Standardization

Why Cotomy standardizes query-string search, AJAX submit, and shared form contracts to control long-term cost in business systems.

CotomyApi in Practice

How CotomyApi is used in real screens: HTTP methods, options, exception mapping, key collisions, and explicit UI updates.

CotomyElement Value and Form Behavior

How CotomyElement handles value, text, and what actually gets sent in POST requests.

CotomyElement in Practice

Practical DOM patterns with CotomyElement: selection, traversal, state checks, sizing, and scroll-driven behavior.

Page Lifecycle Coordination

Why Cotomy keeps page lifecycle and cross-form coordination in CotomyPageController instead of scattering ready logic across screens.