I find the biggest resistance is the obvious fact that implementing a state machine requires planning: mapping out the goals, identify which are your formal sta

I find the biggest resistance is the obvious fact that implementing a state machine requires planning: mapping out the goals, identify which are your formal states, map out the transitions, evaluate the overall logic requirement and then design the state machine's data structure and classes... All the "planning" is the opposite of what most "code slinging macho programmer personalities" want to do; they want to jump into coding an just wing it. That is the real issue here: Undisciplined development.