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C++ Online Certificate Students' intro thread

Objective: To learn C++ for admission to MFE programs.

Programming experience: R Language

Current work: Supply Chain Management in MSU | Graduate in 2017 May

Intended pace of program: Currently taking supply chain management courses (some of them may connect with the knowledge about this program).
 
Hello everyone. Really excited to become your classmate.
Objective: Learning C++ for admission to MFE program and employment
Programming Experience:C, a little C++, R and Matlab
Current Work: a student
Intended Pace: I'm having my winter holiday and I hope to complete the course during the break
 
Objective: Learn C++ for future employment(quant)
Programming Experience: R, Matlab, VBA
Current Work: Graduated in summer 2017 with a degree in Economics
Intended pace: Finish by May
 
Objective: Learn Basic Skills of Programming and use C++ to deal with some mathematical problems.
Programming Experience: None
Current Work: Year 2 Math Student in university
Intended Pace: Before 20 Feb 2017
 
Hi there, this is Young from Boston.

Objective: up and running C++ as well as other languages in my bracket
Programming Experience: R, Matlab, VBA
Current Work: student at Brandeis University
Intended Pace: quant shops, proprietary trading in particular.
 
Hey guys, this is Yiren from Connecticut.

Objective: To learn C++ for admission to MFE programs and for future job
Programming Experience: R, Python, Java, VBA
Current Work: College senior
Intended Pace: Finish by the end of Feb
 
Hi everybody, This is my first week in the course. Got a little delayed in starting.

Objective: Use this course as a refresher since the last time I have used C++ was 19 years ago.

Programming experience: Java, R, python, SQL, C++ in dos , matlab octave

Current work: Recently got layed off. I intend to use the certificate to show my competence in C++

Intended pace: As short as possible. or at least 1 level per week.
 
Hi all,

Objective: Learning C++ for my MFE admission and future career.

Programming experience: a little C/C++.

Current work: full-time student at Peking University.

Intended pace: ASAP. Hopefully finish during my winter vacation.
 
Hi everyone,

Objective: Learning C++ for my MFE admission and quant related work.

Programming experience: R, Matlab.

Current work: senior student
.
Intended pace: ASAP. 1 or 2 months
 
Hello everyone, I'm Tetsu,

Objective: To learn C++ for future career.
Programming Experience: Java, C, C++, R
Current Work: full time MFE student at a grad university in US, also working as a system engineer in Japanese company which is my sponsor.
Intended Pace: ASAP. about 2 months.
 
Objective: To learn C++ for admission to MFE programs.

Programming experience: Verilog HDL, some python, C and I'm currently taking a C# game programming course @ coursera for fun.

Current work: I work for a trading company designing FPGA acceleration boards. Past jobs have included designing high speed networking hardware for companies including SpaceX

Intended pace of program: With work, C# and also taking an intro to Financial Engineering Course on Coursera It may very well take me 20 weeks, but I'm shooting for 16 weeks or less.
 
Hello,
Just signed up for the course today.

Objective:
To learn C++ for admission to MFE program
Programming Experience: None
Current Work: Analyst
Intended Pace: Two months
 
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