Better yet, `assert(false, message)`, with the message what you would have written in the comment.
`assert(false)` is pronounced "this can never happen." It's reasonable to add a comment with /why/ this can never happen, but if that's all the comment would have said, a message adds no value.
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`assert(false)` is pronounced "this can never happen." It's reasonable to add a comment with /why/ this can never happen, but if that's all the comment would have said, a message adds no value.