I am planning on taking the Masters of Science Program in Mathematical Finance at the University of British Columbia. They recommend that all applicants learn C/C++ prior to enrolling. I have a little programmin experience so I plan to teach myself through books and online tutorials, but I don't know which compiler would be best for what I need. I'll be programming for research purposes, and to analyse/compute complex mathematical formulae related to finance. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance
Glubin