state-machine – Tarik Billa

uses for state machines [closed]

March 2, 2023 by Tarik

In what areas of programming would I use a state machine? Use a state machine to represent a (real or logical) object that can exist in a limited number of conditions (“states“) and progresses from one state to the next according to a fixed set of rules. Why would I use a state machine? A … Read more

Use cases of the Workflow Engine

January 8, 2023 by Tarik

I’m biased as well, as I am the main author of StonePath. I have developed workflow applications for the U.S. State Department, the Geneva Centre for Humanitarian Demining, several fortune 500 clients, and most recently the Washington DC Public School System. Every time I have seen a ‘workflow engine’ that tried to be the one … Read more