Some bank runs on python scripts stored in a database, together with a custom editor, job runner, dependency tracker this basically gives them a more powerful version of an excel spreadsheet that is more accessible than say git + any production-ready deployment method. Very interesting and thought-provoking post, highly recommend: https://calpaterson.com/bank-python.html

Such an interesting read! Thanks for sharing! Reminded me about a few terms I‘ve overheard in the energy trading sector, too.

Sounds like software engineering sector is quite behind all the others 🙂

There's about 3 major global banks that have similar systems (and aren't shy about talking about it, for example at JPMorganChase - )