I also prefer golang over c++ for simplicity. But does it have IDE support? I mean Qt Creator. In the meantime, my first choice for cross-platform GUI development is Lazarus - clean language, broad OS support, and full IDE support (drag-and-drop layout designing and integrated debugging).
Sorry for the newbie question, I've never written a desktop application. But do you write the UI in a different language than you write its business logic? For instance, you would write the UI in Delphi with the Lazarus IDE and then the "back-end" of your app would be written in C++, Go or something alike?