Out of all the theory I learned in school, learning a FSA in compilers class has probably been the most helpful. Whether I'm teaching kids 'if' statements for i

Out of all the theory I learned in school, learning a FSA in compilers class has probably been the most helpful. Whether I'm teaching kids 'if' statements for implementing a vending machine or sitting down with a client and trying to document their workflow, automata theory has been incredibly useful for me.