Personal Project This Week: Building a (Sort of) Universal Calendar Converter with IBM Bob

Using Bob to provide me a calendar converter! Introduction A little introduction… I am originally from Iran and migrated to France almost 40 years ago. While I have lived in Europe for a long time, I remain deeply tied to my ancestral origins and cultural celebrations, such as the Persian New Year, Nowruz , and the longest night of the year, Yalda . For years, I found myself constantly juggling various phone apps and web pages just to synchronize the Persian solar calendar with the Gregorian system. This week, I finally decided to streamline that process by using Bob to build a universal calendar converter. To make it even more useful for a broader public, I also worked with Bob to include Hijri (Islamic) lunar calculations, creating a synchronized tool that bridges these three distinct systems in one place. Bridging the Gap: How Bob and I Built the Converter To turn my vision of a cultural bridge into a functional tool, I collaborated with Bob to create a single-file application that