F# Presentation - WI INETA
The presentation on F# for Wisconsin INETA took place tonight.
I'll let other hubsters that were present give their critiques here, but I believe that the presentation was well received.
The room asked a lot of questions. I'm an animated speaker and really want to fire up the crowd and get them involved and I think that I made that happen. In particular, the walkthroughs of the code had many of the people in the room nodding, asking, deciding, etc.
I want to present again. This presentation needs work and I know where to start to make that happen.
Additionally, I hit a snag with the Sharpe Ratio code (before I presented). Like the good marketing guy that I am (I have some of that poison in my blood), I "sold the QF in F#" by showing the code without actually running any code. I was amazed at the response. Everyone was engaged and asking questions.
For those that didn't know, or didn't catch the joke, the reason that I chose to speak on the Sharpe Ratio was because it was conceived by Noble Economist William F. Sharpe (William F#; ok, groan now).
My files for the presentation are in the zip file F# - An Introduction Under an Application of Quantitative Finance.
Give me some feedback guys, especially those on The Hub that attended.
Updated to add: hubFS member Matt Terski (awaiting UID assignment) shot a few photos of me here:
Please note that in Matt's Flickr stack, I am directly after Tuscan-Style Garlic-Rosemary Roast Pork Loin. Given my girth and my daughter's insistence to "hit the gym, Dad", these photos reinforce that point. pphhhth'yeah, right after I stop by Mr. Terski's for the Roast Pork Loin.