Editing Daniel Sleator (section)

==Personal life==
Sleator was born to William Warner Sleator, Jr., a professor of physiology and [[biophysics]], and Esther Kaplan Sleator, a pediatrician who did pioneering research on [[attention deficit disorder]] (ADD).<ref name=nytobit>{{cite news| first= Margalit |last= Fox| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/books/william-sleator-science-fiction-writer-for-young-adults-dies-at-66.html |title= William Sleator, Fantasy Writer for Young Adults, Dies at 66| work=[[The New York Times]]| date= August 6, 2011| accessdate= 2011-08-07}}</ref> He is the younger brother of [[William Sleator]], who wrote science fiction for young adults.

Sleator commercialized the volunteer-based [[Internet Chess Server]] into the [[Internet Chess Club]] despite outcry from fellow volunteers. The ICS has since become one of the most successful internet-based commercial chess servers.

From 2003 to 2008, Sleator co-hosted the progressive talk show ''Left Out'' on [[WRCT|WRCT-FM]] with [[Carnegie Mellon University]] School of Computer Science faculty member [[Robert Harper (computer scientist)|Bob Harper]].

He is also an active member of the competitive programming platform [[Codeforces]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://codeforces.com/profile/Darooha|title=Darooha|website=Codeforces|language=en|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref>