Enough Quant Jobs for MFE grads????

[Daniel Duffy]

Would it be beneficial to learn python before jumping into C++? My only background is in VBA.

Personally, no. To be honest, too many bad habits will be learned. I would learn C first.

The best way to learn C++ is to learn C++

 

[BBB]

Okay thanks, Daniel. Is Eckel's book a good place to start?

 

[DMD]

My first C++ book was Duffy's C++ for Financial Engineers and I had no experience with a compiled language, just R and MATLAB. If I had a question about something I just googled it or went on youtube. I also took a course on Object Oriented Scientific Programming in C++.

 

[BBB]

Is it more beneficial to learn Java before C++, or just start on C++?

 

[bigbadwolf]

Is it more beneficial to learn Java before C++, or just start on C++?

No. Java and C# shield you from things like pointers (by using them under the hood while you only use references), and take care of things like dynamic memory management. But you want to learn to do these things before you let a language do it for you. However, a case can be made for starting with C.