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		prodigal_erik on Nov 26, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Want to be a programmer in an investment bank? Never worked in banking, but I'm having trouble imagining that. Are the bankers aware how often the phrase "undefined behavior" appears in the C++ standard? Do they have formal verification tools, like I used to hear rumblings about Ada? Or just a crazy high qa/dev ratio?

ramchip on Nov 27, 2009 | [–]

C++ isn't an easy language, but it's not that hard. Using a reasonable coding style it's possible to make very solid applications.

gaius on Nov 27, 2009 | [–]

Are you aware of how often "undefined behavior" happens on the trading floor? :-P

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