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I have a tech question. If I’m used to running MS Access front ends to back end databases, what language would I need to build a better front-endGUI? -- (edited)

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Aug 3 '21, 08:57

I’m not looking at web development, only desktop at the moment…

Is that JavaScript, Python or something else?

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Why not web? Web = desktop. Plus you eliminate having to support/upgrade desktop installs when making changes. -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 09:08 6
- It’s all local…? - Will Hunting Aug 3, 09:16 5
  - Bery would probably know better. Web doesn't have to mean online to the world. Just as a UI -- nm - oblique Aug 3, 09:19 4
    - Ok, are we saying JS/Python? I don’t really like Php as an option. I’m replacing the Access stuff. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 09:43 1
      - javascript won't do it. python has an odbc api that might work (you'd have to do some research) -- nm - decline Aug 3, 09:44
    - Yeah, I run PHP locally all the time - and depending on the intent of the database, it could be a stepping stone to making it more widely accessible. - Beryllium Aug 3, 09:33 1
      - (Also, php's way of accessing Access might not be the most exercised corner of the language ...) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 09:34
you can use php to make calls to an Access database - decline Aug 3, 09:07 3
- I am now in SQLServer backends because Access is limited. I see the apps our team at work do and I know I could do it. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 09:23
- asp.net and C# is another alternative -- (link) - decline Aug 3, 09:11 1
  - I have done this with little hassle -- nm - SyrDragon Aug 3, 09:16

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