The book “Flash Boys” by Michael Lewis has generated intense debate about the merits and flaws of high-speed trading, as the CNBC shouting match on Tuesday attested to. But one of the more compelling stories is the tale of Sergey Aleynikov, the programmer who was arrested and then jailed for taking code from Goldman Sachs. Lewis’s account makes clear that Aleynikov did indeed take code from the bank, albeit code that was mostly open-source in origin. But one of the more interesting things Lewis does is convene a “jury” of Wall Street programmers to listen to the case, and they were astounded at Aleynikov’s ... (full story)