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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 [[garbage collection (computer science)|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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