C++ and other programming issues

Looking at job requirements, it seems like C++ is the defacto language of finance. While I have considerable experience in Matlab (and mathworks is constantly producing financial toolboxes - on derivatives, GARCH, fixed income, fin time series, data feed), it seems like only specialised hedge funds and portfolio managers are using VBA and Matlab. The major banks and such are still high on c++.

I am not quite inclined towards "pure" quant developer positions after MFE, however I do intend to brush up on C++ before the program starts. I think there is a foundation course in Jan06 for financial programming. However, it seems like a little prep would not hurt me. So I downloaded Dev-C++ IDE and got started using a basic tutorial on this site. I also have a old Lafore book on Turbo C++, which should be an excellent starting point.

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