I'd argue it's no less safe than the status quo, just easier to use. The standard "assert" can be switched off. There's "__builtin_unreachable". My personal utility library has "assume" which switches between the two based on NDEBUG.
C is a knife. Knives are sharp. If that's a problem then C is the wrong language.
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I'd argue it's no less safe than the status quo, just easier to use. The standard "assert" can be switched off. There's "__builtin_unreachable". My personal utility library has "assume" which switches between the two based on NDEBUG.
C is a knife. Knives are sharp. If that's a problem then C is the wrong language.