Assert and the optional Message

[Jacob Carlborg]

On 2012-03-09 17:56, Jonathan M Davis wrote:

> It was never intended that AssertError or any other Error be particularly
> catchable, but it's also true that D is a systems programming language, so
> it'll let you do stuff which is unsafe, so if you know what you're doing, then
> there are circumstances where you can get away with (unit testing is one
> example of where catching AssertErrors might make sense). But you have to know
> what you're doing, since it's _not_ safe.
>
> - Jonathan M Davis

"might make sense". It makes perfectly sense to catch AssertErros in a 
unit testing framework.

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/Jacob Carlborg