Welcome to the World of Statecharts
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- #Software Engineering
- #Statecharts
- #SCXML
- Statecharts are enhanced state machines that solve problems like state explosion.
- Benefits include easier understanding, decoupled behavior, easier changes, better reasoning, and lower bug counts.
- Downsides include learning curve, foreign coding style, and potential increase in code lines.
- Arguments against statecharts include being unnecessary, against certain technologies, and increased library load.
- SCXML is a W3C standard for statecharts, with tools and libraries available for various platforms.
- Executable statecharts allow behavior modeling and runtime execution from a single source, ensuring diagram-code sync.
- Community resources include gitter.im for chat and GitHub discussions for Q&A.
- Additional resources cover use cases, concepts, glossary, and FizzBuzz examples with statecharts.