Shawn Bayern
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Shawn J. Bayern is an American law professor. Before his legal career, he created several widely used computer-software systems and wrote several widely cited books on computer programming.
, Bayern worked as a researcher at Yale University's Technology and Planning group, there developing the Central Authentication Service
in "one week using a text editor." As a student he had developed a reputation for becoming critical to the university's information systems and having full access to those systems. He was the reference-implementation lead for JSTL
and sat on the specification committees that developed popular web languages including JavaServer Pages
,
JAX-RPC
, and JavaServer Faces
.
At the age of 23, he wrote books on JSTL and JSP and gave award-winning speeches about Java, the Central Authentication Service, and other topics at industry conference such as Macworld Conference & Expo
, Java One, and WebDevShare. He is also the creator of Time Cave, a "message-scheduling service," and he offers a free research utility for federal laws on the iPhone and iPad called "US Code."
After his computing career, Bayern went to Boalt law school at the University of California at Berkeley . There he was editor-in-chief of the California Law Review
(ISSN 00081221) and first in his class at graduation. He then worked as a law clerk for Harris Hartz
of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has worked in the Office of the Solicitor General, on the Appellate Staff of the Civil Division of the Department of Justice, in the chambers of a United States District Judge in California, and at Covington & Burling
, a Washington law firm.
Bayern is currently an Assistant Professor at Florida State University College of Law
, and also has served as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Duke Law School.
193011012X).
Biography
After graduating from Yale UniversityYale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, Bayern worked as a researcher at Yale University's Technology and Planning group, there developing the Central Authentication Service
Central Authentication Service
The Central Authentication Service is a single sign-on protocol for the web. Its purpose is to permit a user to access multiple applications while providing their credentials only once. It also allows web applications to authenticate users without gaining access to a user's security credentials,...
in "one week using a text editor." As a student he had developed a reputation for becoming critical to the university's information systems and having full access to those systems. He was the reference-implementation lead for JSTL
and sat on the specification committees that developed popular web languages including JavaServer Pages
JavaServer Pages
JavaServer Pages is a Java technology that helps software developers serve dynamically generated web pages based on HTML, XML, or other document types...
,
JAX-RPC
JAX-RPC
Java API for XML-based RPC allows a Java application to invoke a Java-based Web Service with a known description while still being consistent with its WSDL description. It can be seen as Java RMIs over Web services. JAX-RPC 2.0 was renamed JAX-WS 2.0 . JAX-RPC 1 is deprecated with Java EE 6...
, and JavaServer Faces
JavaServer Faces
JavaServer Faces is a Java-based Web application framework intended to simplify development integration of web-based user interfaces....
.
At the age of 23, he wrote books on JSTL and JSP and gave award-winning speeches about Java, the Central Authentication Service, and other topics at industry conference such as Macworld Conference & Expo
Macworld Conference & Expo
Produced by Boston-based IDG World Expo, Macworld | iWorld is a trade-show with conference tracks dedicated to the Apple Macintosh platform. It is held annually in the United States, usually during the second week of January...
, Java One, and WebDevShare. He is also the creator of Time Cave, a "message-scheduling service," and he offers a free research utility for federal laws on the iPhone and iPad called "US Code."
After his computing career, Bayern went to Boalt law school at the University of California at Berkeley . There he was editor-in-chief of the California Law Review
California Law Review
The California Law Review is the flagship law journal of UC Berkeley School of Law . Founded in 1912, the Review was the first student law journal published west of Illinois....
(ISSN 00081221) and first in his class at graduation. He then worked as a law clerk for Harris Hartz
Harris Hartz
Harris L. Hartz is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He was nominated to that court by President George W. Bush on September 4, 2001 to replace Judge Bobby Ray Baldock, who took Senior status...
of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has worked in the Office of the Solicitor General, on the Appellate Staff of the Civil Division of the Department of Justice, in the chambers of a United States District Judge in California, and at Covington & Burling
Covington & Burling
Covington & Burling LLP is an international law firm with offices in Beijing, Brussels, London, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, San Diego, and Washington, DC. The firm advises multinational corporations on significant transactional, litigation, regulatory, and public policy matters...
, a Washington law firm.
Bayern is currently an Assistant Professor at Florida State University College of Law
Florida State University College of Law
Florida State University College of Law is the law school of Florida State University in Tallahassee. The law school's highly accomplished and accessible law faculty delivers a program that has an interdisciplinary orientation designed to produce well-rounded and effective lawyers.The law school...
, and also has served as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Duke Law School.
Books
- JSTL in Action (Manning Press 2003) (ISBN 1930110529).
- Book Review: Java Bookshelf: Mark Cyzyk Reviews Shawn Bayern's JSTL in Action, Dr. Dobb's Journal, DDJ Java Programming E-zine, June 2003. https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/33616
- Web Development with JavaServer Pages http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&cites=10434582837967261781 (Manning Press 2002) (ISBN
193011012X).
Articles
- Explaining the American Norm Against Litigation, 93 California Law Review 1697 (2006).
- Minimal Backups, Sys Admin, Apr. 2001.
- Making a Wish: The Web-Interface Shell, Sys Admin, Jul. 2000.
- How to Crawl Back Inside Your Shell, Sys Admin, Nov. 1999.
- Securing Public Workstations, Windows NT Magazine, Sept. 1999.
- Automating Repetitive Tasks in NT, Windows NT Magazine, May 1998.