James Clark has a background in designing databases. Job and client tracking systems, inventory and sales management, and accounting are part of his skill set. James is also a Worship Minister for a local church, where he puts music together each week, based on the message to be read. He also has a hobby of flight simulation where he flies to different places that he's never been before. His goal is to make a contribution in his area of Minnesota, and in the world.
I remember in the olden days when there were not any laptops. PC's were just starting to make there way into businesses, and mainframe computers were in. My start with computers? Lets go with the IBM 360/370 mainframes.
There are plenty of tools available for programming a database. Depending on the database structure and what it is to be used for, will determine which of the tools is best for your design.