>>>I take the "meaningful prototype" approach - though in fairness it's a bit easier to do in the SQL/BI area than it was in the .NET area. Different worlds....
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>>>My prototypes are always production quality. Everyone says "We'll just show the client a quick and dirty prototype and then throw it away and develop the real software". You know how often that happens <s>.
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>>I've gone the other way with this. When I need to show a client what something will look like, I use Balsamiq Mockups to sketch it out. Makes it eminently clear that this is just for discussion.
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>Sounds intriguing. Do you know if it includes the ability to generate starter code in a development language? I just looked at their web site and don't see that mentioned. A good mockup tool on its own would be a nice addition to the toolbox, but as always I am greedy ;-)

An even mre sneaky way would be to generate Mockups from real screens ;-)