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Life & fun · September 19, 2018

My software design pattern for state machines based on gene expression

When: recombinant design pattern for state machines with a temporal model - voodooattack/when-ts

My software design pattern for state machines based on gene expression launched on September 19, 2018 with 10 votes, #871 of 2,635 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.

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This software provides a design pattern for implementing state machines using principles inspired by gene expression. It's intended for developers and programmers who want to model complex state transitions through a biological metaphor. The pattern offers an alternative approach to traditional state machine architecture by applying concepts from genetic regulation to software design. The project is available on GitHub for those interested in exploring this unconventional methodology.

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