Where are all the C++ Developers? August 1, 2006
Posted by dangallagher in C++.1 comment so far
Over the past 4 years I’ve noticed what must be a worrying trend for financial institutions that use C++. The majority of young/new developers are pursuing either a Java or .Net development path. This must be of concern to the finance sector as it appears that C++ is no longer a taught subject in universities. This, coupled with the fact that Java and .Net get a huge amount of press appears to have caused a skills shortage in this area. We can see that banks are starting to migrate their applications towards C# however, these look to be more web based systems than the core pricing and analytic engines that require C++ code to carry out vast amounts of number crunching.
Is it possible for C++ to die out as a core technology in investment banking or will it alway’s have a fundamental role within the industry?
