asserts and unexpected returns (was: Re: Assert)

Boyd Roberts boyd at necisa.ho.necisa.oz
Fri Nov 16 09:34:03 AEST 1990


In article <18733 at rpp386.cactus.org> jfh at rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes:
>...  In any case, Dave is arguing against reality - the exception proves
>the argument in this case, and the argument was that assert cannot be
>relied on to always exit.

And nor can your CPU be relied upon to function after you've stuck an
axe through it.  Your whole argument is based on the premise that
things don't work `normally' after you've broken them.  Get serious.


Boyd Roberts			boyd at necisa.ho.necisa.oz.au

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