Back in 70's/80's I wrote programs as part of routine job duties. {8080/8085 assembler, dBase and Paradox} Neither I, nor my employers, classed me as a "programmer". I was "Senior Engineering Tech" or "Junior Engineer". IOW, I was not in abject *AWE* of computers. *ROFL*
Right now I'm working on a personal project. INPUT: How much of what did I eat? OUTPUT: How much [cal/protein/fiber] did I eat? SQL {and variants} seen to dominate all else. IIRC, dBase was simpler. What current FOSS system might I be comfortable with? TIA