Quote from vbtrade:
I've never used Ruby or R either, but as a former VB programmer I'd second the notion of learning C#. It really is a good language to use and you can do a ton with it without getting into the complexities of C++ or C. Plus Microsoft has thrown its full weight behind it which isn't a bad thing.
Quote from zbojnik:
Hello!I want to learn how to program so I can analyze market data. I want to do things such as finding the average daily volume of an instrument for the past _x_ days. What languages do I need to learn to accomplish this? Can it be done in Microsoft Excel? For data source I would try to use either Google or SterlingTrader...