QuickFIX or QuickFIX/J ??

Question

I can develop with either C or Java. What implementation is most stable for production use? What implementation is most actively developed?

Answer 1

If you are a C developer, use the C++ library(Quickfix). Both libraries are not that difficult to grasp. I have used both of them and am currently using QuickfixJ. Give priority to that library, which uses the language you are most comfortable in. Have a go through the examples to make it easier to understand. Java examples have a default config file, but you would need to write you own config file for the C++ examples.

Answer 2

Could you please point me to some sample code for both the C++ and Java quickfix libraries. May I ask which broker you've used? What is the overall benefit of using a FIX connection, do you get a lower latency?