Where to put Assertions?

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Published on 2011-01-31T07:17:25Z Indexed on 2011/01/31 7:25 UTC
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Hi,

Having assertions for unexpected conditions is considered to be good defensive coding practice. I happen to place assertions whenever i think something unexpected may happen, but that now seems to be an overkill to me.

Additionally, sometimes mild unexpected conditions that don't necessarily lead to crash may even cause failure on customer end.

Is there a hard and fast rule to put assertions?

Thanks.

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