Publications by Sylvain LIÈGE
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AI & Mathematics: Differential Calculus
AI & Mathematics: Differential Calculus - We explore the mathematical marvels used in AI to create systems that can “predict”…
Artificial Intelligence & Mathematics: Algebra
AI Mathematics Algebra - Algebra is an essential mathematical enhancer for AI. It allows to represent the real world in…
The Most Difficult Language in Europe
A short article about Hungarian, considered the most difficult language in Europe.
Quote 9 : Minority of one
"Being a minority, even a minority of one, does not make you mad." George Orwell
Quote 8 : What Customers Really Want
"We must learn what customers really want, not what they say they want, not what we think they should want."…
Myths and Truth About Agile in Custom Software Development
Myths and Truth About Agile in Custom Software Development
Quote 7 : Good to Great
"Indeed, one of the crucial element in taking a company from good to great is somewhat paradoxical. You need executives,…
Defining the Scope of a Custom Software Development Project
Defining the Scope of a Custom Software Development Project - Capturing the Requirements is about writing down in word what…
Quote 6: Improvement is a Change
"Any improvement is a Change. Not every change is an improvement but certainly every improvement is a change." Eliyahu M.…
Software Requirements for Non-Technical Managers
Software Requirements for Non-Technical Managers - Capturing the Requirements is about writing down in word what people have in their…
Artificial Intelligence Origins
Artificial Intelligence Origins: If it almost never is possible and usually unfair to associate a crucial human event to only…
Quote 5: Modelling
"Without modelling, we might think we are learning to think holistically when we are actually learning to jump to conclusions."…
Quote 4: Bad Idea
"Both ideas and execution are important. There is no effect time way to implement a bad idea." Ronald J. Baker
The Hunt for Artificial Intelligence
The Hunt for Artificial Intelligence - AI is everywhere! There is not an industry, a service, a product that does…
Quote 3: Probabilities
Probabilities - "One winter night during one of the many German air raids on Moscow in World War II, a…
Software Architecture Explained for Non-Technical Managers
Software Architecture Explained for Non-Technical Managers - The software architecture is the master plan that combines the general software and…
Quote 2: Changing Ideas
"The most effective way of changing ideas is not from outside by conflict but from within by the insight rearrangement…
Quote 1: Time Pressure
"People under time pressure don't work better; they just work faster." Tom DeMarco
Software Development Best Practices: Polymorphism
Polymorphism is a cornerstone of Object oriented Programming (OOP). Without mastering this concept, it is very hard to produce any…

AI
AI & Mathematics: Differential Calculus
AI & Mathematics: Differential Calculus – We explore the mathematical marvels used in AI to create systems that can “predict” the future.
Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
February 19, 2025

AI
Artificial Intelligence & Mathematics: Algebra
AI Mathematics Algebra – Algebra is an essential mathematical enhancer for AI. It allows to represent the real world in mathematical structures that can be easily manipulated by the computer.
Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
February 12, 2025

Hungary
The Most Difficult Language in Europe
A short article about Hungarian, considered the most difficult language in Europe.
Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
December 19, 2024

Quote
Quote 9 : Minority of one
“Being a minority, even a minority of one, does not make you mad.”
George Orwell
Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
December 19, 2024

Quote
Quote 8 : What Customers Really Want
“We must learn what customers really want, not what they say they want, not what we think they should want.”
Eric Ries
Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
December 18, 2024
AI & Mathematics: Differential Calculus
Posted by Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
AI & Mathematics: Differential Calculus - We explore the mathematical marvels used in AI to create systems that can “predict” the future.
Artificial Intelligence & Mathematics: Algebra
Posted by Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
AI Mathematics Algebra - Algebra is an essential mathematical enhancer for AI. It allows to represent the real world in mathematical structures that can be easily manipulated by the computer.
The Most Difficult Language in Europe
Posted by Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
A short article about Hungarian, considered the most difficult language in Europe.
Quote 9 : Minority of one
Posted by Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
"Being a minority, even a minority of one, does not make you mad." George Orwell
Quote 8 : What Customers Really Want
Posted by Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
"We must learn what customers really want, not what they say they want, not what we think they should want." Eric Ries
Myths and Truth About Agile in Custom Software Development
Posted by Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
Myths and Truth About Agile in Custom Software Development
Quote 7 : Good to Great
Posted by Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
"Indeed, one of the crucial element in taking a company from good to great is somewhat paradoxical. You need executives, on the one hand, who argue and debate -sometimes violently- in pursuit of best answers, yet, on the other hand,…
Defining the Scope of a Custom Software Development Project
Posted by Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
Defining the Scope of a Custom Software Development Project - Capturing the Requirements is about writing down in word what people have in their mind.
Quote 6: Improvement is a Change
Posted by Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
"Any improvement is a Change. Not every change is an improvement but certainly every improvement is a change." Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Software Requirements for Non-Technical Managers
Posted by Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
Software Requirements for Non-Technical Managers - Capturing the Requirements is about writing down in word what people have in their mind.
Artificial Intelligence Origins
Posted by Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
Artificial Intelligence Origins: If it almost never is possible and usually unfair to associate a crucial human event to only one person, it is also impossible to not name the Great Alan Turing when we think about AI.
Quote 5: Modelling
Posted by Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
"Without modelling, we might think we are learning to think holistically when we are actually learning to jump to conclusions." Peter M. Senge
Quote 4: Bad Idea
Posted by Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
"Both ideas and execution are important. There is no effect time way to implement a bad idea." Ronald J. Baker
The Hunt for Artificial Intelligence
Posted by Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
The Hunt for Artificial Intelligence - AI is everywhere! There is not an industry, a service, a product that does not advertise its AI capabilities.
Quote 3: Probabilities
Posted by Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
Probabilities - "One winter night during one of the many German air raids on Moscow in World War II, a distinguished Soviet professor of statistics showed up in his local air-raid shelter. He had never appeared there before. "There are…
Software Architecture Explained for Non-Technical Managers
Posted by Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
Software Architecture Explained for Non-Technical Managers - The software architecture is the master plan that combines the general software and hardware solutions to achieve the goals in respect of the global constraints.
Quote 2: Changing Ideas
Posted by Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
"The most effective way of changing ideas is not from outside by conflict but from within by the insight rearrangement of available information." Edward de Bono
Quote 1: Time Pressure
Posted by Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
"People under time pressure don't work better; they just work faster." Tom DeMarco
Software Development Best Practices: Polymorphism
Posted by Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
Polymorphism is a cornerstone of Object oriented Programming (OOP). Without mastering this concept, it is very hard to produce any quality code that will be resilient and easily testable. This paper presents this concept with an example on how to…
Software Development for Non Technical Decision Makers
Posted by Sylvain LIÈGE PhD.
Essentially, converting our real life problems into software solutions is a paradigm shift. From a world of people, objects, concepts, etc., we need to move into a world that knows only one thing: manipulating numbers.