2026 · Alain Trottier
Science in the Bible
Examines biblical events, objects, and miracles through mathematics, engineering, science, declared assumptions, calculations, and source verification.
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Writing is part of the build.
I write to understand difficult problems, make assumptions visible, and turn observations into something useful. The strongest writing connects to a system, prototype, framework, or decision.
Authored books
Long-form technical work
Published under Alain Trottier and, for one title, the byline A J Trottier. Each cover links to the book or its companion site.
2024 · A J Trottier
AI MetaCORPhisis
A practical examination of how business leaders can understand and respond to artificial intelligence.
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2003 · Alain Trottier
Java 2 Developer Exam Cram 2
Focused preparation for Sun’s Java Developer certification examinations.
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2002 · Alain Trottier
Java 2 Enterprise Edition Web Component Developer Exam
Certification preparation covering servlets, JavaServer Pages, and enterprise web applications.
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2002 · Alain Trottier
Sun Web Component Developer Exam: Exam 310-080
A training guide for the Sun Certified Web Component Developer examination.
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2002 · Alain Trottier
Java 2 Core Language Little Black Book
A concise Java reference built around practical explanations and reusable code.
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Twelve ideas worth keeping visible
Four sustained themes from a larger body of LinkedIn writing, selected for original frameworks, useful problems, and ideas that can lead to working solutions.
AI architecture and practice
Your Prompts Need an Import Statement
Treats sophisticated prompts as reusable software modules.
Tokens Are the New Currency
Examines tokens as a practical unit of AI capacity, cost, and design.
Avoid Application POC Hell
Argues for narrow proofs, evidence gates, and a path to operational value.
Security and trust
Don’t Click that Email Link
Proposes independent verification through a trusted channel.
Ignore the Previous Instruction
Names instruction-scope obscurity as a reliability and fraud risk.
Climbing the AI Security Pyramid
Organizes AI safeguards as an incremental path to maturity.
AI, markets, and responsibility
The Intellectual Property Time Bomb
Examines ownership and provenance risks in AI-assisted work.
AI Is the Next AdWords
Explores a new advertising market built around AI-mediated context.
AI That Cares
Proposes a practical care code for organizations building consequential AI.
Innovation and systems thinking
The Open-Plan Office
Tests visible efficiency against the human work a design must support.
Napkin Innovation
Looks for value in the distance between data and decisions.
Boundary Uncertainty Principle
Shows why precision inside an unclear system boundary cannot remove uncertainty.
Technical editing
Trusted review of other authors’ work
These books were written by the named authors. My role was technical editor, reviewing the material for accuracy and usefulness.
Technical editor
Persistence Best Practices for Java Applications
By Otávio Santana and Karina Varela
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Technical editor
Sun Certification Training Guide: Java 2 Programmer and Developer Exams
By Jamie Jaworski
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