Bryan Downing

But it also attracts predators: the fake gurus, the "quant wannabes," and the "vibe coding" charlatans who promise shortcuts to success they haven't achieved themselves.  

Now, Citadel Securities, arguably one of the most sophisticated users of the language in finance, has signaled its deep commitment and forward-looking strategy by bringing aboard a C++ guru titan, Herb Sutter, who is already encouraging the firm—and implicitly, the industry—to get ready for C++26, the next iteration of the language standard.

The Quantitative Compass: How Probability and Statistics Navigate the World of Finance Finance, at its heart, is the science of managing money, encompassing activities like investing, borrowing, lending, budgeting, saving, and forecasting.