Bloomberg LP

Bloomberg LP clients are the most important people at Bloomberg LP, without exception.

Implements industry standard best practices and more.

Various benefits as mentioned in many other reviews.

Frequent changes in library dependencies result in reduced productivity. Too much time is wasted getting your executable to link.

There are an endless list of common technologies used, such as C++, Javascript, Unix, XML, SQL, and GTK, but there is still too much proprietary software and tools.

In most teams, your performance is measured in terms of how well you are able to use Bloomberg-specific technologies, i.e., your mastery of Bloomberg-specific technologies.

Maintain the excellent client focus and hire more people to improve response times. Most teams are understaffed.

Promotion is by merit of years of service to the company. Team leaders and managers are often insecure and have no people management skills. They are years behind in their general technical expertise/knowledge and only excel in their expertise/knowledge in Bloomberg-specific technologies.

Good managers are often average by industry standards; average managers are awful. This is not so much a disadvantage, since ultimately, responsibility falls upon individual developers to get things done and working.