TimeBridge
A modernization framework from Programmers.io, launched the same week as IBM Bob's general availability in March 2026 and covered by IT Jungle on April 6, 2026, that bundles AI-driven code analysis, documentation, and RPG/COBOL conversion tools with advisory services and staffing for multi-year IBM i transformation programs.
TimeBridge is a modernization framework from Programmers.io, an IBM i services and staffing firm, launched the same week as IBM Bob's general availability in March 2026 and covered by IT Jungle in an April 6, 2026 roundup of AI-based code modernization offerings. It combines three pillars: Insight, advisory work producing modernization blueprints and roadmaps; Technologies, an ISO 42001-certified set of AI tools including iA for automated codebase discovery and dependency mapping, Code Assist modules that extract legacy business rules into documentation and use agentic AI to convert RPG, Synon, and COBOL into languages such as TypeScript, Java, Python, and C#, Green2Glass for converting green-screen interfaces into modern web UIs, and InfoCDC for real-time Db2 for i replication to the cloud; and Experience, access to more than 300 IBM i specialists. Programmers.io targets manufacturing, retail, transportation, banking, finance, insurance, and logistics, claiming 2x to 4x faster delivery and shrinking typical multi-year timelines from roughly 48 months to 18 to 24 months.
Related Terms
RPG
Report Program Generator, the primary business application programming language on IBM i and its AS/400 predecessors, still running the majority of production logic in most IBM i shops.
COBOL
A long-established business programming language still running production logic on IBM i and other legacy enterprise platforms alongside RPG.
IBM i
IBM's operating system for Power servers running traditional AS/400-lineage business applications, with Db2 for i built directly into the OS.
Db2 for i
The relational database management system built into every IBM i operating system, tightly integrated with IBM i rather than a separately installed database product.
IBM Bob (Project Bob)
IBM's generally available AI coding agent for IBM i, built as a fork of Visual Studio Code and tuned for RPG, CL, DDS, and SQL. Reached GA on March 24, 2026; Bob 2.0 and the IBM i-specific Bob Premium Package for i shipped June 24, 2026.