Steps to build a web app connected to SQL server
<p>First time asking a question here and I feel like a noob for asking this but I figured I might get some helpful info here. I work as a data analyst creating reports in Tableau and working with SQL server. I've had some minimal experience programming in Java, Javascript, and HTML. D3 has really peaked my interest as a powerful language that could be used to create more complex/creative dashboards. I essentially would like to use D3 and Javascript to create dashboards based off data housed on SQL server but having never built a web app I'm a little overwhelmed at what all I would need to do to accomplish such a feat. I know I would need an API etc, I'm just not sure of the steps needed to make it all happen. Can anyone explain to me what I would need to do (step by step) from a "birds eye view", so I have a good idea of what direction I need to go in? Thanks. </p>