Using Assertions As A Substitute For All Defensive Programming Techniques
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**Definition:**

* When developers get carried away with assertions, assuming that they are an across-the-board replacement for defensive programming techniques.


**References:**

.. admonition:: Quality attributes

    * :octicon:`file-code;1em` -  Code Example
    * :octicon:`comment-discussion;1em` -  Cause and Effect
    * :octicon:`graph;1em` -  Frequency
    * :octicon:`sync;1em` -  Refactoring

* `Abap assertion anti-patterns <https://blogs.sap.com/2013/02/14/abap-assertion-anti-patterns/>`_