Diagrams

1. Diagrams are useful for understanding complex system
2. Diagrams and ability to produce diagrams has not been perfected, humans that create and comprehend diagrams are not perfect. Improvement is possible known is Power.
3. Diagrams are a form of Communication. Investing in Clarity and Reduced miscommunication has potential for taking on both important and different context when speaking about design for Engineering systems, machine, software, and hardware.
4. Speed of Comprehension of a Design factors into whether the Design and Diagram will be appreciated both short term and long term. Creating a diagram that is attractive and clear is important. Making the diagram effective at communicating complex problems is also important. Investing in making a diagram more memorable is possible by factoring in need for showing things in smaller sets (4+-1), increasing emphasis, and showing things in a way that builds complexity from smaller memorable comprehendible sets. Tools like acronyms have potential to both increase memory and surface area of topics on the diagram, surface area and repetitions factor into importance, memory, and memorable.

I am not the one who created the following video, I do think state machine diagrams are powerful tools that I enjoy using.

Diagram makers less appreciated less than ideal future diagrams made.

Stuck in Corrupt Oppressive Jail ->

vs

Stuck in Corrupt Oppressive Jail -> sendAlert() -> Defense Attorney fighting for Freedom

Less money to defense attorney to save lives equals more money for saving lives via systems like food, shelter, and healthcare for cancer screening.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_diagram

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-term_memory