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[Chris Robinson]

On 10/26/2015 09:31 AM, Michael Stefaniuc wrote:
> I guess you'll have to show that the assert() has a real impact in an
> application. Else it doesn't matters.

I think the question should be the other way around, asking first "is 
this check/assert needed?" rather than later "should we get rid of this 
check/assert?". If a check is only needed at certain times (i.e. when 
developing around the code), then you can get rid of it when it's not 
those times. One assert() may be imperceptible, but hundreds or 
thousands sprinkled around the code base can cause execution to be slow 
in general with no specific choke point.