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From: Eric Kline <ekline@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Ada and C++ asserts.
Date: 1996/07/16
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In C++, Asserts are to check the programmers mistakes not the
end users mistakes.  You dont use asserts to check users 
mistakes at all.  If you do, you will quickly learn that
asserts are only active in debug mode. So, You as the 
programmer will know what YOU did wrong