How and Why Wall Street Programmers Earn Top Salaries

msmoriarty writes "Given the level of interest in the recent highest-paid programmers discussion, our reporter decided to do a follow-up looking into the languages and skills needed to work on high-frequency trading systems. There's actually a pretty wide range of languages/tools used, but Linux is the 'default' OS and, not surprisingly, the 'ability to work under pressure when the traders are screaming at you' is a must-have skill."

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Re:Perversion of Capitalism

[Ex-MislTech]

You will care when the system collapses and the dollar is
worth the same amount as the money in the 34 other nations
that went thru hyperinflation.

At that time you will "get it".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation#Examples_of_hyperinflation

Or maybe you can read and "get it" before it happens.