Checking out Google Test and the Scott Meyers article now. Thank you.

<t>Honesty, because there are so many nuances with the calculations, that I don't want to spend hours verifying pre-canned code to see if it aligns with market conventions. I am sure it does, but keep in mind I am not building a platform here... i am simply taking code which has already been written...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: CuchulainnI would recommend your looking are libraries out there to see how they do it, e.g. Quantlib, OpenGamma, RiskWatch,...You can use the OO approach.Some others lurking on Wilmott take a different approach, but as of yet no libraries. Quote I decided to create a F...

<t>Ive generally used VBA for desk models, mainly because all the input/outputs are Excel files. I've decided to clean up a lot of my Excel/VBA models by reprogramming them in object oriented C++. As most of the models will need to call basic functions (for example: DV01, CS01, Convexity, PV), I dec...

QuoteOriginally posted by: AnalyStratThat's also what headhunters told me. After bonus, many people will leave.Good poiint, so the earliest that could be materialized is late Feb, early March.

QuoteOriginally posted by: cryptic26At least till end of Q1 2012That is what I was thinking... Let's hope Jan-Feb bring some life into the job market !

Whats the word on when these freezes go out of effect? Is beginning of new year (jan) a new hiring season, or will these freezes last much longer than that??

<t>Moving to MO will definitely be a change of environment, less pressure and more time to think/learn. That said, it's not really easy to go from MO back to FO - my experience has been there is a barrier from both sides to allow movement between MO and FO, so there is a good chance you might be stu...

Any other thoughts on this?

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<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: 319If Quant Finance is really dying, as a lot of people seem to think here, what are the conclusions for someone who is truly interested in financial mathematics but does not want to end up in an IT role? Just accept that a quant MSc is no investment into the future any...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: StructCredAssuming the credit research job is in the IB, This type of move isn't uncommon. It happens more often on high yield side than ig. Few IBs still have publishing credit research groups left, most of them are desk research these days and sit with traders.Any rea...

QuoteOriginally posted by: blackstormcapcredit research is the best job on earthelaborate..

QuoteOriginally posted by: rmaxThere are a lot of threads of "I want to be a trader"Do these people really want to be a trader? Or do they just think that they will become rich of they become one?What difference does it make to you? Its fine either way.

If someone wanted to move from credit research into credit trading at the same firm (bulge bracket), is that very possible or is it the exception?