checkedint call removal

[Chris Cain via Digitalmars-d]

On Saturday, 2 August 2014 at 01:55:49 UTC, Timon Gehr wrote:
> On 08/02/2014 03:11 AM, Chris Cain wrote:
>> However, by not stating what it is you have provided "strong 
>> evidence" for,
>
> Why would I need to? It is what you were arguing against: "You 
> will notice it uses the word 'assertion' in a way that is 
> incompatible with your claim that the "assert definition" rules 
> out such an usage."
>
> I think it should be clear from the context, no? Am I missing 
> something?

In one post you claim:
> In any case, my easy way out is to note that this is not my 
> assertion.

In the next you claim I *was* arguing against what you were 
asserting.

I think the point about you lacking clarity makes itself 
absolutely crystal clear here.

Frankly, it's too difficult to understand you and I'm tired 
because I've had to argue with another guy about the definition 
of "test" because "That's not a test, that's code!" *facepalm* I 
really don't want to get into that sort of argument here again.

Frankly, I feel the thing you're going through is simply 
cognitive dissonance. I started this topic out thinking Walter 
was wrong but his points are far stronger and make a lot more 
sense when you consider more of the context behind `assert`, 
including the English definition (but also including the articles 
on assertions). So FWIW, I understand how you feel. But you're 
going to have to get over it and incorporate the new knowledge by 
arguing with yourself on the matter. Frankly, you're the person 
with the most to gain by casting aside misunderstandings of 
concepts. I don't gain anything by convincing you, so it makes 
more sense for you to argue with yourself, in this case. Really, 
I wouldn't mind doing you the favor of convincing you, but I have 
no tolerance for people whose cognitive dissonance is strong 
enough to argue against basic definitions of words (which you can 
verify by simply typing into Google "assert definition"). 
Honestly it makes it impossible for us to communicate when you 
won't even agree to accept a definition of a word which is widely 
accepted by every dictionary I can find.

If you have a problem with the understanding of "assertion", 
Google the definition until you're satisfied with a mental model 
behind it. It makes absolute abundant sense of why it would mean 
what Walter suggests. I think you'll find it really hard to 
continue to disagree with 10 dictionaries, so hopefully it'll 
cure you of your cognitive dissonance. Of course, by some luck 
you might find one dictionary I haven't found that might support 
your position, but I hope for your sanity and personal growth 
that you realize that 10 to 1 definitions means there's far more 
evidence against that.