Writing a program for inventory - what language should I use?

Question

Hello,
I want to write a program for my workplace (a food catering company) to manage the inventory. My basic idea is to have a parent class of items with a few parameters all inventory items have (like amount, storage-location, date of purchase...) and then children-classes for the inventory categories (classes as event_equipment, wines...). The goal is to have a .xml or .xls file (stored locally or on a server - not sure yet) that can be manipulated with the programm (i.e. to add new bought items to the inventory or change an items location) and that can be searched in different ways by the programm (i.e. Find a specific item, check amount of specific wine in storage, create shopping list from items with low amount in storage etc.). I am just starting to complete the whole concept and I know there will be some challenges to manage on the way.
Now my question is: What programming language should I use and why? I have started coding with very science-oriented programming (Pascal, Fortran, C++) and feel quite confident in those languages. I have started to look into python and javascript and am very willing to dig into a completely new language, if it will do the job better then writing it somewhat complicated in c++. Thank you very much for your suggestions :)

Answer 1

Alright, I just found out about SQL. :D looks like the right tool, is that so?

Answer 2

Hi there,
SQL should imo be the tool to choose. You will benefit from the built-in features a DBMS like MariaDB has to offer.
Viel Erfolg!