> Now when documentating a state machine enough to actually draw out the graph, I always include a matrix representation as well for that reason.
Incidence matrices[1] might be an effective way to represent graphs, but the sparse nature of state machines combined with large numbers of input events and states end up making it hard to represent non-trivial state machines.
Also, state machines are often organized into sub-state machines, which are not adequately represented with incidence matrices.
Incidence matrices[1] might be an effective way to represent graphs, but the sparse nature of state machines combined with large numbers of input events and states end up making it hard to represent non-trivial state machines.
Also, state machines are often organized into sub-state machines, which are not adequately represented with incidence matrices.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidence_matrix