I finally had a need for sortable tables. I knew that @Mohammad’s Shiraz had them available. I also glanced at TiddlyTables until I realized the Shiraz was built atop those. So I choose to try Shiraz.
The experience was wonderful!
It took me about five minutes to get a first version of my table, and maybe 45 minutes to understand and create custom column templates for four of my fields. A painless experience.
Thank you @Mohammed!