Patrick Naughton
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Patrick Naughton is one of the original creators of the Java programming language at Sun Microsystems. He is also the original developer of the popular Unix screensaver "xlock". He authored the book The Java Handbook and co-authored the book Java: The Complete Reference.
He was also the Chief Technology Officer and President of Starwave and CTO for Disney's Disney Internet Group and Executive Vice President of Products for Go.com and Infoseek.
In September 1999, a FBI sting operation netted Naughton on charges related to the alleged solicitation of inappropriate sexual conduct with a minor. Disney fired him shortly after his arrest in Santa Monica.
He later resolved the case in plea bargain with the U. S. Attorney's office in exchange for working for the FBI for a year to develop software to assist them in their online investigations.
[edit] External links
- Java Technology: The Early Years - written by Jon Byous (published May 23, 1995)
- Novel sentence wisely uses exec's knowledge - written by Seattle PI Editorial Board (published August 14, 2000)
- Former Disney exec dodges a bullet - written by Sean Elder for Salon.com (published December 22, 1999)
- Forbes Magazine article "Mr. Famous Comes Home" (published December 1, 1997)
- Patrick Naughton profile, NNDB
- Rotten.com bio
