*       class instead.
 *   <li>If checking an <i>impossible</i> condition (which <i>cannot</i> happen unless your own
 *       class or its <i>trusted</i> dependencies is badly broken), this is what ordinary Java
 *       assertions are for. Note that assertions are not enabled by default; they are essentially
 *       considered "compiled comments."

 *       class instead.
 *   <li>If checking an <i>impossible</i> condition (which <i>cannot</i> happen unless your own
 *       class or its <i>trusted</i> dependencies is badly broken), this is what ordinary Java
 *       assertions are for. Note that assertions are not enabled by default; they are essentially
 *       considered "compiled comments."