Is KDB a good language to learn???

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I was a sw developer a few years ago (vb/asp.nt/oracle/sql).  Am looking to get back in the business.  My other passion is finance – so my question is:  is it worth learning kdb to merge the two or is kdb a language is a language is a language??  Thx!  Also, is this a more lucrative language vs others??  THANK YOU!!

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yes! The languages q and k are a great way to expand your programming skills.

In terms of how lucrative, k/q skills combined with domain knowledge is usually what is required - see some advertized jobs here (~80-100k GBP)

http://www.cwjobs.co.uk/JobSeeking/KDB+_London_l1621_t2.html

or

http://www.simplyhired.com/salaries-k-kdb±developer-l-new-york-ny-jobs.html

But these salaries do vary widely - e.g. combine with quant skills for higher value.