C++ Online Certificate Students' intro thread

[JayZed]

Hi everyone, I’m glad to be the 1661st individual person to this living thread

Objectives: Prepare me for MFE programs, fill any programming knowledge gaps, and learn another life skill
Programming Experience: Experience with R, some experience with Python, SAS, SQL, C++
Current Work: Recently graduated with a B.S. in Mathematics, concentration in Statistics. Currently seeking opportunities
Intended Pace: Unsure, I’ve taken Comp Sci 2 in C++ years ago, and it’s been a while since I’ve touched anything outside of Python and R. I think that the ideal pace is one that challenges me enough where I can thoroughly digest the information, but without causing burnout and the need to rush.

 

[EntropicElad]

Hello everyone

Objectives: Preparing as early as possible for the field I would like to pursue, bridging finance and programming.
Programming Experience: Some Python from university coursework, as well as Racket.
Current Work: Currently a 2nd year mathematics student, intending to take many probability & stats courses, as well as programming courses.
Intended Pace: I intend to take this course at a comfortable pace, given I will likely lack the fundamental intuitions and will therefore, will need to construct a fundamental understanding from the ground up.

 

[tflora]

Hi everyone! I'm Tiago.

Objective: Learning C++ for a FinMath or FinEng program
Programming Experience: Python, R, SQL, TypeScript (React), and little projects with VBA, Rust, Java, C
The intended pace of the program: As quickly as possible - aiming for <7 weeks
Current work: Sales engineering in capex-heavy industry - I got used to building tools and modeling financials, and figured this field was just right for me

 

[JerryChina]

Hi everyone,

Objectives: Prepare for MFE applications, and learn skills that can be used in career
Programming Experience: Python, C, Rust, R, JS, ...
Current Work: Student
Intended Pace: 4-6 weeks.

 

[PenpenguQ]

Hey all, I'm penpengu! Glad to join this online community and excited to see how will this journey will unfold ahead!

Objective: Gaining certificate for enhancing my profile for MFE courses.
Programming Experience: None.
Current Work: Retired undergrad student.
Intended Pace: I intend to pass this course as soon as possible.

 

[feds.j]

Would students who recently enrolled in this course be interested in starting a group on linkedin? I'd really enjoy making some connections with peers around my age/experience group. We could also look into other apps/messengers for study groups.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Would students who recently enrolled in this course be interested in starting a group on linkedin? I'd really enjoy making some connections with peers around my age/experience group. We could also look into other apps/messengers for study groups.

That is a great idea. I would really love to connect to people who completed the C++/Python courses and maybe have a meetup in different cities.
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[Kimsteve]

Howdy Everyone,

Objective: Learn C++ so I can do a MFE
Programming experience: Some experience with MATLAB and some HTML5
Work: Army veteran finishing my senior year in college.
Intended pace: Finish within 5 weeks, if possible.

 

[Daniel Duffy]

That is a great idea. I would really love to connect to people who completed the C++/Python courses and maybe have a meetup in different cities.
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[Daniel Duffy]

Would students who recently enrolled in this course be interested in starting a group on linkedin? I'd really enjoy making some connections with peers around my age/experience group. We could also look into other apps/messengers for study groups.

Good idea!
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