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            Never use assertions to validate parameters of public methods. According to the Java Language Specification \[[JLS 2005|AA. Bibliography#JLS 05]\], Section 14.10 "The {{assert}} Statement"

\[[Daconta 2003|AA. Bibliography#Daconta 03]\] Item 7: My Assertions Are Not Gratuitous
\[[ESA 2005|AA. Bibliography#ESA 05]\] Rule 68: Explicitly check method parameters for validity, and throw an adequate exception in case they are not valid. Do not use the assert statement for this purpose
\[[JLS 2005|AA. Bibliography#JLS 05]\] 14.10 The assert Statement