James L. Cowan Jr.
Founder & Product Engineer
@jameslcowan
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About
I run a portfolio of software products and take each one end to end: product, engineering, infrastructure, and distribution.
I keep things simple: small stacks, working software, numbers you can check. This site runs on my own code and its analytics are public.
What I do
Specialty
Progressive Web Applications
App store experience, web reach, one codebase- Installable to home screen
- Works offline
- Fast and app-like
- No app store
- One codebase
Full-Stack Product Engineering
From database to interface, shipped to production- APIs and data
- UI build
- CI and handoff
Technical Consulting
Clear architecture and roadmap before you commit- Architecture review
- Build vs buy
- Delivery roadmap
SEO and GEO
Found by search engines and AI assistants- Technical SEO
- Structured data
- Generative visibility
UX/UI Design
Interfaces designed around the user, then built for real- Flows and wireframes
- Design systems
- Prototypes
Branding
A mark, type, and color system that holds together- Logo and mark
- Type and color
- Usage guidelines
Stack
- HTMX
- Web Components
- JavaScript
- Node.js
- SQLite
- Progressive Web Apps
- Service Workers
- Netlify
- Design tokens
- SEO and GEO
