I’m fairly new to coding and have been learning and building a personal archival database using SQL over the past few months. However, I would also like to develop a simple (at first) UI to use for viewing and interacting with the stored data. Think along the lines of a library or museum’s digital catalogue where you have a list of entries you can scroll through, each showing basic info, but then can click on any one entry to see more in-depth (linked) data.

What language would you suggest using for this? In preliminary searching, it seems like either JavaScript or a C language would be good options, but I don’t have enough experience to feel confident in fully deciding without additional input. What would you say are the benefits and drawbacks of different possibilities?

For greater detail:

• I’m planning on using PostgresSQL because (afaik) it’s better at handling complex data relations and large data sets, which is ideal for my goals.

• Most of my experience is in data collection, table creation, data manipulation/interpretation, and similar areas. While this is a personal project, I am hoping to learn some functional skills that could be applicable to a career in archival work (such as with a library, archive, museum, historical records, etc) and anthropology/archaeology, which is what I’m going to school for.

• I have basic background knowledge of general programming principles, as well as previous beginner courses in JavaScript and Python, so no matter what I’ll be learning a language (or two) from a beginner level.