C++ Online Certificate Students' intro thread

[Bin Guo]

Objective: systematically go throught C++

Programming Experience: VBA, C++, C, Python, Unix Shell scripts
Current Work: Risk Management
Intended Pace: Aim to go complete the course in 3-4 months

 

[Kristine Bjarnum Rasmussen]

Hello everyone,

Objective: Study C++ for future employment
Programming Experience: Some experience in C/C++, JAVA and VBA
Current Work: Risk Management
Intended Pace: By the end of December

 

[yingzichen]

Hello everyone, I am a Finance student in DC.

Objective: Learn C++ to improve my skill and have a better resume. And I hope this can help me in finding a job in quant-Finance area.

Programming Exp.: NONE!

Current Work: Finance master candidate

Intended pace: Try to finish it as soon as possible although I am a little busy with school and social thing. But! I will try my best.

 

[Vicky Wang]

Objective: Learn C++ and hopefully it'd be helpful in my job
Programming Experience: a little bit of C++ in college
Current Work: fixed income portfolio manager
Intended Pace: ASAP!

 

[Benjamin Chung]

Hello All,

Objective: Learn C++ for MFE program
Programming Experience: A number of years in software development.
Current Work: Software Developer in Finance Industry
Intended Pace: Currently work full time. I hope to complete end of 2013 or early 2014.

 

[Houxiang Qian]

Objective: Learn C++ for MFE program, Learn how to model with C++, Meet people in pursuit of similar objectives

Programming Experience: JAVA, C++, C, SQL, MATLAB, Python
Current Work: 2nd year of graduate program in GWU
Intended Pace: Hopefully, by the end of this year.

 

[Chungwoon Kim]

Hi

Objective: To learn C++ for admission to MFE programs.
Programming experience: Matlab, JAVA, R, STATA
Current work: Research Intern at Samsung Life Insurance in New York
Intended pace of program: I am not sure yet as it will be my first time using C++. I hope to finish it before applying to MFE programs in the beginning of January to strengthen my application.

 

[LapNT]

Hello All,

Objective: Learn C++ for MFE program
Programming Experience: Java, C#, Matlab, VBA
Current Work: Quant
Intended Pace: I hope to complete during this winter, beginning of Feb 2014

 

[Josh Miller]

Hi All,

Objective: Learn C++ for MFE program
Programming Experience: Beginner VBA
Current Work: Accountant
Intended Pace: Complete by Feb 2014

 

[Andrew Salter]

Hi All,

Objective: Learn C++ for MFE program and upskill
Programming Experience: Bit of VBA, plenty of econometric packages like RATS and EViews, etc
Current Work: Currency strategist, former central bank economist
Intended Pace: I'm starting as an exchange MBA student to Kellogg in early Jan, so before then hopefully!

 

[raemondo]

Hi All,

Objective: Learn C++ for MFE program and move to quant development role.
Programming Experience: C#, Java, C++/MFC, VBA
Current Work: Application developer at an investment bank.
Intended Pace: I hope to stick to the recommended schedule.

 

[viviharmsen]

hello everyone,
Objective: Learn C++ for MFE program
Programming Experience: Java, SQL
Current Work: undergraduate student
Intended Pace: Not sure, will try to finish it as soon as possible~

 

[Eric D]

Hi everyone.

Objective: Learn C++ for future work opportunities.
Programming Experience: A little Fortran and VBA, quite a bit of Matlab.
Current Work: Aerospace Engineering background.
Intended Pace: As soon as possible, but probably sometime in Feb with my current workload.

 

[kateusa]

Objective: To learn C++ for admission to MFE programs.
Programming experience: MATLAB
Intended pace of program: two months

 

[Luxi Tang]

Objective: To learn C++ for admission to MFE programs.

Programming experience: Little Java.

Current work: Math/Economics Student

Intended pace of program: Preparing to take the Exam p for ASA and retake GMAT in January, so might not be a fast pace student. Though I will try my best to get all these done in three months.

 

[ndeyerl]

Hi all, BS Mathematics student at University of Hawaii.

Objective: Learn relevant C++ for MFE, MQF, etc, career in computational finance

Programming experience: Well versed with python, matlab, fortran and java

Current work: Full-time Student, Math and Science Tutor

Intended pace: ASAP

 

[Frank Leunissen]

Hi everyone, I'm curious and excited aswell to start the C++ course.

Objective: Learning C++ for developing Business Intelligence skills, to start the Big Data course.

Programming experience: None

Current work: Accounting and ICT

Intended pace of program: Since this is my first programming experience I'm not sure what to expect and wether it's easy for me to pick up the programming language C++. But we'll see during the course how it will turn out for me.

 

[hendro ag]

Hello everyone,
Objective: To learn C++ for MFE admission and preparation
Programming experience: Almost none (only learnt Pascal for 1 semester in my undergraduate)
Current work: Consulting
Intended pace of program: Try to make it as soon as possible, hopefully could be finished in 2 months.

 

[Smart Bin]

Hello everyone,
Objective: To learn C++ for MFE admission and preparation
Programming experience: Learned C in undergraduate school
Current work:graduate student
Intended pace of program: Want to begin after CFA level I exam on Dec. 7, hopefully could be finished before March

 

[DannyB]

Hi everyone,

Objective: To learn C++ as a foundation for MFE programs and a career as in quantitative finance.
Programming experience: Some VBA and Python
Current work: Corporate finance
Intended pace of program: One level a week would be great.