Recent content by Theal

Though he may be a smart man, and obviously a bit of an entrepreneur, in every almost every interview I've read he's spent half of it pimping his program, and all of that makes it very very hard to read something like "All quant programs (except the one I'm the director of) are worthless" with a...

I'm sure it depends on your university. Mine happens to have a Pure Mathematics/Finance option and a Computer Science/Mathematics degree. I'm sure you'll find any good CS department will have strong ties to the math department, and it shouldn't be hard to get a minor or something similar. Math...

Well, it's harder and has more nuances. I guess not particularly C++, but any real programming language. It also depends on the scope of knowledge you need of a SQL. Knowing how one works and being able to query and create simple stored procedures ect, for me didn't take long. Learning how to...

Database isn't a language :) If you're looking to learn some version of a SQL, I think in the industry Microsoft Access with VBA is the most common (ick), though I can't say much to that. If you know any other language, there isn't much besides some syntax you need to learn. A SQL isn't...

Yes, sorry, the canadian ones. And you're right, the MQF at waterloo is just two years old IIRC, so I suppose it woudn't have much of a name yet. It took the place of the masters in finance though, so I was half wondering if it would get any residual sort of reputation from that. Obviously...

On the similar note, does anyone happen to know the quality of and the industry respect for such degrees? I'm currently studying at waterloo and have to make a decision regarding grad school reasonably soon, and though I may yet just stick to my (CS) guns, I've been considering going the route...

While I don't think we're really argueing much differant points at the moment, I have to say I am a bit confused with your attitude towards pure maths. I can't claim to be a historian of any sort, but I can think of a few examples off the top of my head where the application came after the math...

Taken to the extreme edge of pure mathematics, it's just about the opposite of practical, I'd agree. Well, I guess until someone finds a use, re: Knot theory and DNA. However in fields that are fast evolving (I'm looking mainly to Computer Science, my feild of knowledge, though I'm sure there...