Java vs wxWidgets or GTK+ with c++ for a PC ground station

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Jarfi
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I've got experience with win32API but its' a pain in the ass.

What else is good for cross platform low level programming of apps, want it to work for PC, linux, be able to handle serial data streams, convert data and do C++ tier things.

So far been using processing but that's not powerful enough, basically limited version of C++ with graphical functions.

Is Java good? how about GTK++, which has better workflow

-Jarfi
 
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You could use pretty much any programming language you want for that. In which way is processing not powerful enough? And what kind of apps do you want to write?
 
DrZoidberg said:
You could use pretty much any programming language you want for that. In which way is processing not powerful enough? And what kind of apps do you want to write?
Processing doesn't have basic functions it seems such as memcpy, static casting and everything that is generally low level code. It's merely an educational tool. I am writing a ground control station, for a remote controlled robot, it needs to handle high data rates and then process this data, then display the data on screen, also control surfaces etc.
 
Use Qt, very intuitive API if you are familiar with event driven programming.
 
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newjerseyrunner said:
Use Qt, very intuitive API if you are familiar with event driven programming.
I have started learning QT. Seems to be a bit of a hazzle to learn all the new concepts but so far it's been better than win32API which was an absolute nightmare to get started with.