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Re:Balsamiq - Software and Website Mockup App by tlrobinson on Monday July 07, 2008 @03:46PM (#239101)
Now imagine after you mockup an interface you could plug it into code and it actually works.

That's Apple's Interface Builder: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interface_Builder

Re:Balsamiq - Software and Website Mockup App by balsamiq on Monday July 07, 2008 @04:02PM (#239128)
There are some (very expensive) tools out there that try to output code from your design, but they are incredibly complex to use. I export Mockups as XML, which, with some fancy XSL, could be turned in to MXML or XAML...which would at least define the structure of the application. Still, that's not the most time-consuming part of a development effort, but it would sure make for a good demo! :)
Re:Balsamiq - Software and Website Mockup App by tlrobinson on Tuesday July 08, 2008 @04:03PM (#240274)
The nice thing about Interface Builder style tools is it doesn't generate actual code, it saves "freeze dried" versions of the objects. It's also free and very easy to use.