Is assert evil?

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Published on 2009-12-06T04:04:19Z Indexed on 2010/03/27 6:43 UTC
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The Go language creators write:

Go doesn't provide assertions. (...) Programmers use them as a crutch to avoid thinking about proper error handling and reporting.

What is your opinion about this?

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