June 26th, 2010, 5:11 pm
QuoteOriginally posted by: DominicConnorIt's interesting, wonder if I should do a C++ course online, could be OK money.Actually I do, but it's part of the CQF, and the FAQ is that no, you can't do it separately.So the four options are this, self study, the CQF, and Daniel Duffy's C++I've yet to find a really good STL book, but Amazon will deliver you any number of OK ones, which will be cheaper.But vbprogrammer implies that he's the sort of person who benefits from lectures, that's an important piece of self knowledge, each person needs a different mix of being told, reading and doing.The CQF gets you me (and some Wilmott guy), and although it is 20 times as expensive could be a good option if you are serious about the whole quant / dev gig.(obvious disclaimer applies)Daniel is a known expert in this stuff, but you have to go to where he is teaching, AFAIK he doesn't do video.The syllabus looks reasonable, and C++ is a topic that rewards deep time experience so this guy looks like he can speak with authority.But I don't know this course, nor Andre Cavin.Since you've been a programmer I need not remind you that a course is at best a way of getting you started more quickly, and nothing can take the place of cutting code.Well, to begin with I used to be a reasonably good programmer but lost touch after doing more econometrics. I can pick C++ not be a quant developer but a quant who could program C++ reasonably well. This is more of a job security than anything; to improve my chances of finding the next job when in need. I do lot better with a curriculum than on my own. Self study is like a random number generator for me that someone else wrote. Half the time I am not even sure if it has the right distribution that I would want to have!
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