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Quote from rosy2:

http://www.cvn.columbia.edu/review.php?course=COMS W3101-9&sem=M09

for someone that wants to be productive you do not need to know c,c++,java,c# or any statically typed language. you dont even need to know whats really going on in the program or in the computer itself. and you dont need to know efficiency or big O.

i assume you just want to get things done. python is a simple language, can access databases, windows office apps, web stuff etc.

you can be productive within a week or so.
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This, I agree.

Only thing I can add is...

I'll throw away all my Windows app. if Linux had an IDE as good as Visual Studios.
 
Quote from dozu888:

ever heard of 'testing'?

There is always a risk in outsourcing. Companies with billions in revenue outsource their IT work to India.. Is there a risk in bad code? of course there is, so is there if you code yourself or if you hire some domestic software developer.

To each his own, of course.... but I can say from my own experience, learning how to trade will take up one's time and energy, there is no time to learn programming.

And I am talking about 'learning how to trade' for real, non of that 'throwing a few indicators together and see if backtest makes me a million dollars' stuff
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I guess its because I already know how to program and feel like learning to program is not an overly taxing proposition. Part of the thing I like about trading is learning things that are not directly related but can be applied to trading and automated trading systems. A few key examples for myself is I have developed an interest in genetic algorithms and fuzzy logic and have increased my knowledge of signal processing.

My system now, puts out small gains which I can not live off of. Its supplemental income at this point. Someday, I hope to make it work so I can make a living off of it, we will see. Even if it all goes to hell and I blow my account up, I can at least leave the experience with increased knowledge and wisdom.
 
Quote from Bogus Exception:



I saw a signature the other day that read "There are 10 kinds of people in the world; Those that understand programming, and those that don't"
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Don't you mean "2" kinds of people?

And the answer to "what programming language to learn for the summer?" is DOS

Ed
 
Quote from edbar:

Don't you mean "2" kinds of people?

And the answer to "what programming language to learn for the summer?" is DOS

Ed
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10 in binary system = 2 in decimal system. noob. and the answer is not DOS ;-)

rookie
 
ha. ha. LOL. That is funny. Bogus Exception, I thought the 10 was a typo. ha. ha.

OK. If you really believe that DOS is useless, then go with C# or Flash.

But go with something useful because you have a use for it. Only you can make that decision.

Ed
 
I guess you geeks missed the fact that he said he is graduating from business school, knows excel but not vba and wants to learn programming for himself and to be extra competitive...
VBA is a no brainer...hes a business guy, not a computer scientist.
 
Quote from jdeezero05:

I guess you geeks missed the fact that he said he is graduating from business school, knows excel but not vba and wants to learn programming for himself and to be extra competitive...
VBA is a no brainer...hes a business guy, not a computer scientist.
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From that perspective, VBA is best. It is the language of Office (Excel being the one he'd need it in most), and the leap from VBA to VB.NET is short.

pat
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Quote from RookieOfTheYear:

10 in binary system = 2 in decimal system. noob. and the answer is not DOS ;-)

rookie
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For a rookie, you're pretty sharp! You win! :)

pat
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P.S. I guess Ed just doesn't get my sense of humor... :(
 
I work in .NET, SQL Server and Oracle.

Take a look at C# .NET Microsoft has overtaken Java and C# can be used in all types of apps. I use it for client, web, and DLLs.
 
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