Best Way To Develop Robust Cross-Platform Application?

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Published on 2012-09-15T14:24:52Z Indexed on 2012/09/15 15:48 UTC
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Windows C programmer here (going back to 1992 and Windows95 back when it was called Windows93). Can function in C++, but mostly still a C programmer.

Looking to build a cross-platform casual game. Very numbers heavy with only a few artistic embellishments and animations, so perhaps a development environment for business apps might be the best option. Or an easy-to-use 2D game dev platform.

Target platforms: Windows, Mac, MS Tablet, iPhone, iPad, Android.

I currently develop on Windows with Visual Studio 2012, but we could spend up to $50K on hardware/software/middleware if necessary. Not very competent getting open-source software working. Would rather pay the money and jump right into app development.

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