[~Cory~]

I would recommend to just bite the bullet and try WindRiver on Windows and avoid the hassle (messing with the gcc tool chain is a pain...)

If you are already making a switch from Java to C++, you might as well add WindRiver to your skill set.


And anyways, WindRiver is based off Eclipse which is a multiplatform, multi language (Java, C++, others) that is used extensively in the business world. It has all modern features you would expect from XCode or VS.