# A Derivative is Just a Function

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Podcast: [Finance Tech Brief By HackerNoon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/finance-tech-brief-by-hackernoon-6365652)
Published: 2026-05-04T16:00:58+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/e54da31d
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## Resource

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/a-derivative-is-just-a-function . The fancy vocabulary of finance is efficient once you learn the lingo, but the actual foundation is built on concepts you already use every day Check more stories related to finance at: https://hackernoon.com/c/finance . You can also check exclusive content about #derivatives , #trading , #software-engineering , #full-stack-development , #finance , #what-are-derivatives , #derivatives-explained , #finance-speak , and more. This story was written by: @caiotbastone . Learn more about this writer by checking @caiotbastone's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . It makes sense that engineers are drawn to quantitative finance, but most textbooks speak the wrong language, assuming you are already a math whiz or a Wall Street veteran. They rarely answer the one question an engineer actually cares about: "What does this thing actually compute?"

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