RootsDev,
Just a brief note to let you know about gPrime, a new web-based, open source program, descended from Gramps. It is:
* written in Python3, and tornado
* uses JSON extensively
* uses generic SQL databases, but in a NoSQL manner
* has a specialized query language
* runs via a browser, locally or on a server
* designed for modern uses for everyone
* not done yet... under design and development
Also, it supports the IIIF Image API that Ben Brumfield introduced me to in 2015:
https://genealogycollective.wordpress.com/2017/01/04/gprime-is-an-image-server/
You can try out gPrime here (username: demo, password: demo):
If you are interested in discussions on building a new genealogy program, please feel free to join in: