Looking to sharpen my C++ skills, but no interest in MFE

[Mohammed Abdul]

Hello Quant Community,

I have no interest in pursuing the MEF degree nor any interest in working in the quant field. I have zero clue about it. I come from the gaming industry and am looking for a serious course to level up my rusty C++ skills. This is because my company is switching from C# to C++ to build a custom game engine and tools. I have heard a lot of good reviews about the QN C++ course, but I am not sure if it is going to benefit me since I have no interest in MEF degree!

I would appreciate any insights or feedback

Thank you,

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Hey Mohammed,
We have plenty of people taking the C++ courses for non-finance purposes. They work in different industries where C++ is playing a crucial role. AI/Tech/Learning Machine, etc.
You will get a very solid foundation in the first C++ course and then really go to the next level with the advanced C++. I'm pretty sure the investment you make for these 2 courses will pay dividends many times over during the course of your job.
Here is one recent example from someone who took what he learned from our C++ course to save his tech employer millions of dollars.

I save my employer millions using technique I learned in QuantNet Advanced C++ course. AMA

I recently completed the QuantNet Advanced C++ course and shared my testimonial here. I have several members expressing interest in how I apply specific modern techniques to my job. I hope this will spur more interest in the course and explain things that you can do to generate savings in...

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[Mohammed Abdul]

Hey Mohammed,
We have plenty of people taking the C++ courses for non-finance purposes. They work in different industries where C++ is playing a crucial role. AI/Tech/Learning Machine, etc.
You will get a very solid foundation in the first C++ course and then really go to the next level with the advanced C++. I'm pretty sure the investment you make for these 2 courses will pay dividends many times over during the course of your job.
Here is one recent example from someone who took what he learned from our C++ course to save his tech employer millions of dollars.

I save my employer millions using technique I learned in QuantNet Advanced C++ course. AMA

I recently completed the QuantNet Advanced C++ course and shared my testimonial here. I have several members expressing interest in how I apply specific modern techniques to my job. I hope this will spur more interest in the course and explain things that you can do to generate savings in...

quantnet.com

Thank you for your input. The scary part is the last section of the C++ course about computational finance, titled 'Part VI: Creating Applications in Computational Finance.' Can it be bypassed or avoided? It seems to involve heavy quantitative mathematics!?

 

[Andy Nguyen]

And to further answer your question, the course is basically teaching you C++ from the ground up with one last level where you see how they all come together and be applied in finance.
It does not require any heavy math background or finance background. You are provided all the ingredients to build the product using all the training so far.
If you have some idea on what kind of project you want to work on, our TA can work with you. My experience is that if you reach that stage, the hardest part is over. You just then enjoy the fruit of your labor and see how everything comes together.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

@Mohammed Abdul You will find this most recent testimonial answers some of your question

C++ Online Programming Cert Testimonials | Page 16 | QuantNet Community

 

[Daniel Duffy]

Both C++ courses are beneficial irrespective of finance examples (which are only in the last 1-2 modules, but also useful to learn how to design).