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On 24-Jun-14 05:25, Dan'l Miller wrote:
> No, Shark8, that is the epitome of *not* direct representation of state-machines
> as a first-class citizen in {Ada, C, C++, ...}, because the compiler has
> absolutely no clue that all the enumerations & branching are representing an FSM.

I said direct representation, not first-class citizen -- or are you 
saying that both must be present?

Also, why should the compiler 'need' to be aware of what's going on? 
It's already got the rules that ensure correctness: no state/event can 
be omitted. (Ensuring that all transitions are correct-implementation 
are of the same class as misprinted specs where 'and' was used instead 
or 'or'.)

Something where state-machines are first-class citizens seems like an 
appropriate use for a DSL.