I’m just moving into the software side of multitouch, and I was wondering if some of you have had experience with both Flash and Processing.

I have reasonable experience with Flash in AS2, but I’ve read somewhere that Flash shouldn’t be considered for serious app development because of performance issues.

Is Processing a better alternative? I’m studying it now, but it just seems a little inadequate for more structured applications. On the other hand, the ability to blend OpenGL sounds appealing.

I know C++ would be best performance wise, but we don’t have the time to become proficient at it, and Processing is incredibly easy to learn.

Any thoughts?

Well for the moment there is a strong base of flash apps , examples a sturdy(sp?) framework and support on this forum , i’m curently learning AS3 myself.
Tough i may not be the best one to tell you in which direction to go with programing i just thought i’d share with you what i chose when i was in your shoes.