Download or read book Modeling Software with Finite State Machines written by Ferdinand Wagner and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-05-15 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modeling Software with Finite State Machines: A Practical Approach explains how to apply finite state machines to software development. It provides a critical analysis of using finite state machines as a foundation for executable specifications to reduce software development effort and improve quality. It discusses the design of a state machine and of a system of state machines. It also presents a detailed analysis of development issues relating to behavior modeling with design examples and design rules for using finite state machines. This text demonstrates the implementation of these concepts using StateWORKS software and introduces the basic components of this software.