Explore statecharts.dev to understand the key benefits of using statecharts in software development. Specifically, explain how they help manage growing complexity, improve reliability by handling unexpected situations, and simplify the testing process. Provide details from the website's explanations.
Navigate to 'statecharts.dev' Locate and read the section explaining how statecharts manage complexity and the 'state explosion' problem (e.g., via the 'state explosion' link). Locate and read the section detailing how statecharts improve reliability and handle unexpected or 'off-nominal scenarios' (e.g., via the 'all states are explored' link). Locate and read the section explaining how statecharts simplify the testing process (e.g., via the 'tested independently' link). Synthesize the information from these sections to answer the prompt.
Explain that statecharts manage complexity by acting as 'beefed up state machines' that solve the 'state explosion' problem, often through hierarchical states (substates). Describe how statecharts improve reliability by exposing 'in-between' and 'error' states that are often missed, and cite the NASA Curiosity Rover example where statecharts 'forced developers to consider off nominal scenarios'. Explain that statecharts simplify testing by decoupling the 'when' (behavior/business logic) from the 'how' (component execution), allowing the behavior to be tested independently through events and actions without needing internal component knowledge.