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The last cross platform desktop development I did was Java/Swing. What about flex? Don't do it. If you need to go cross-platform, write the main guts of your application in a business logic layer that doesn't depend on any GUI framework and then use the native platform API to finish each app. Your users will thank you. I'd choose an open alternative and I'd try to avoid vendor lock-in. As Richard said, "if you've mastered Java/Swing why not use it again?" I've used RealBasic from RealSoftware for a few things just to play with it. It can get expensive if you need the pro version. It will allow

Closed . This question is opinion-based. It is not currently accepting answers. Learn more . Want to improve this question? Update the question so it can be answered with facts and citations by editing this post . For "best" I intend that the code shouldn't need, or need very few, platform specific tweaks. I strongly recommend Java for cross-platform GUI development. In particular, I recommend the GUI builder that comes with the Netbeans IDE . It's very simple and very powerful. You can point and click and drag and drop to create a GUI, and easily customize the actions which various buttons

From what I've read, it appears that OpenGL ES 2.0 isn't anything like OpenGL 2.1, which is what I assumed from before. What I'm curious to know is whether or not OpenGL 3 is comparable to OpenGL ES 2.0. In other words, given that I'm about to make a game engine for both desktop and Android, are there any differences I should be aware of in particular regarding OpenGL 3.x+ and OpenGL ES 2.0? This can also include OpenGL 4.x versions as well. For example, if I start reading this book, am I wasting my time if I plan to port the engine to Android (using NDK of course ;) )? From what I've read, it