I was born and raised in Belgium, in the capital of Brussels. I went to a Jesuit school. Since Belgium is not very religious, there were only two Jesuits left. One of them was a math teacher who, seeing my interest in math, encouraged me to take additional classes so that I could pass the entrance exam for the university. At school, I developed an interest in computers, which were just starting to come out when I was about 13. One of our family friends had a computer at their office -- a single one for the entire company. I went after hours and learned to program in Basic, one of the early...