I love assert

[Anton]

On Wednesday, November 12, 2014 2:00:35 PM UTC-8, Anton wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 12, 2014 1:41:20 PM UTC-8, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
> > Asserts help the reader of the code understand why some possibilities
> > are not considered by the code. They are not considered because the
> > writer of the code asserts they are not really possible.
> I can see how assert statement can point out what should not happen, can you give an example. 

I messed up, meant to say:
I can see how assert statement can point out what should not happen, can you give an example when a single assert statement would explain why it should never happen?