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The Java platform and language began as an internal project at Sun Microsystems in the December [[1990]] timeframe. Patrick Naughton, an engineer at Sun, had become increasingly frustrated with the state of Sun's [[C Plus Plus|C++]] and [[C programming language|C]] [[API]]s and tools. While considering moving to [[NeXT]], Patrick was offered a chance to work on new technology and thus the '''Stealth Project''' was started.
The Stealth Project was soon renamed to the '''Green Project''' with James Gosling and Mike Sheridan joining Patrick Naughton. They, together with some other engineers, began work in a small office on [[Sand Hill Road]] in [[Menlo Park, California]] to develop a new technology. The team originally considered C++ as the language to use, but many of them as well as [[Bill Joy]] found C++ and the available APIs problematic for several reasons.
Their platform was an embedded platform and had limited resources. Many members found that C++ was too complicated and developers often misused it. They found C++'s lack of [[Automatic garbage collection|garbage collection]] to also be a problem. Security, [[distributed programming]], and [[Thread (computer science)|thread]]ing support was also required. Finally, they wanted a platform that could be easily ported to all types of devices.
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