A simple Go script to calculate days until Converge 2020.

DaysTillConverge2020.go

// ==================================================
// = FileName: daysTillConverge2020.go
// = Author: Matt Johnson (@mwjcomputing)
// = Description: Calculates days until Converge 2020
// ==================================================

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"time"
)

func main() {
	// Set time location to Eastern as Converge is held in Detroit.
	est, _ := time.LoadLocation("EST")

	// Set date to the start of Converge, 5/14/2020 at 8am.
	ConvergeDate := time.Date(2020, time.May, 14, 8, 0, 0, 0, est)

	// Get current time and date.
	Today := time.Now()

	// Calculate number of hours between the two dates and divide by 24 to output days.
	DaysBetween := int(ConvergeDate.Sub(Today).Hours() / 24)

	// Display Results
	fmt.Printf("There are %v days until Converge 2020. \n", DaysBetween)
	fmt.Println("Don't forget to grab your ticket today at https://convergeconference.org.")
}