Kent C. Dodds • 1/1/2020

Implementing a simple state machine library in JavaScript

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This article provides a step-by-step tutorial on implementing a basic finite state machine in JavaScript. It explains the core concepts like initial state, transitions, and actions, and walks through building a simple toggle machine. The author clarifies this is for learning and recommends the xstate library for production use.

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