700 points, 200 comments. Clearly, you've been misinformed. (Also, I did my CS undergrad at UC Berkeley and I don't recall ever studying state machines. All th

700 points, 200 comments. Clearly, you've been misinformed. (Also, I did my CS undergrad at UC Berkeley and I don't recall ever studying state machines. All the useful engineering bits and design patterns I picked up after getting my first job.)