Re: [Quantlib-dev] Introduction

[Vivek R. <viv...@gm...>]

Hi Luigi,

You might have a look at the todo lists at
> <http://quantlib.org/reference/overview.html> and
> <http://quantlib.org/reference/todo.html> to see if you find anything
> that rings a bell.  Writing test cases for currently untested classes
> might be useful too, even though it hardly qualifies as "something
> exciting" :)
>
>
> > B.  what is the best way to get started with this project?
>
> You might start from how the library can be used (you can look at the
> examples, or some of the test cases) and work inwards to see how it
> works. We're planning to provide some more documentation, but it's a
> slow process.
>
>
> > C. What books would you guys recommend ? (esp for the mathematical
> background)
>
> I'd go for the Joshi ones (the one on mathematical finance and the one
> on finance and design patterns.) The fact that Mark started contributing
> to QuantLib does not bias the choice in any way :)


Yes Fernando had recommended them as well, I have just received them from
amazon, and have started reading them. Hopefully, I should be up-to-speed in
a couple of weeks, and get working on the project.

Cheers,
Vivek