I work in NYC but was able to get this from Amazon.co.uk (in fairly short order) around Xmas 2006. I doubt 3rd ed. will be out any time soon since 2nd ed. only came out late 2006.

Forgot the most obvious perf tweak - make sure you are building a "Release" version of your output binary, and that all compiler optimizations are enabled.

<t>1. Use a profiler to measure the code. This could identify areas for speedup that would surprise you. A good learning experience even if it seems like a sledgehammer to crack a nut in this case. Stuff that happens inside frequently-executed loops always needs to be carefully reviewed to see if an...

<t>"I've tried passing in myString.c_str() directly into the 3rd party c function that calls for a char* and get a compile time error complaining that I cannot convert from a const char* to a char*. From reading your post this seems like something I should be able to do correct?"You should be able t...

<t>Since you're interfacing to C code you cannot use pure C++, you've already worked that out. There's no added value in reimplementing the C runtime lib function strdup - you just risk introducing bugs and probably won't run as fast.Given the structure of your code is to just use the converted C st...

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Depending on your compiler you might be able to do this using RTTI. In MS Managed C++ you can use full .Net reflection.

Seeking qualitative opinions regarding relative stability of each business year to year. Thx.

I am an ex-MS dev now working in NYC in finance (non-quant) - private email if you want to discuss the experience.SteveTownsend@msn.com

you betchahttp://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/intro_fortran.asp

I see no reason why a lawyer would be able to help you do anything except waste your money (except perhaps to expedite attaining permanent work eligibility). If you are not authorized to work indefinitely in the USA, most places will not even interview you.

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That should read spring '07 btw

<t>1. Nope - beginning intensive remedial process now - hence the CQF application - targeting move into quant fin for spring '06. Though I have some interviews going on now w a few prop trading and cred derivs teams who I assume must be more desperate than the others. Mea culpa... Initial reading - ...

<t>I am a very experienced programmer (ex-Microsoft) and ancient (1985) Cambridge math MA, part way thru a planned transition from systems software to a role closer to a lucrative finance business. I finagled the initial move to NYC about a year ago, and currently work on a sell-side equity OMS (Win...