Top "Design-by-contract" questions

Library to facilitate the use of the "design by contract" principle

Is there any library that aids in implementing the design by contract principle in a C++ application? In particular, I'm …

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Should JSON RESTful web services use data contract

This is actually a design question. I'm wondering if Spring3.0 REST web services that carries JSON payload provide some kind …

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Programming by contracts in PHP

Programming by contracts is a modern trend in .NET, but what about libraries/frameworks for code contracts in PHP? What …

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why using 'assert' in a project? (and why using it so many times)

i was reading through the sample code ListAdder, and there are many asserts right after the variable, or used in …

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When to add a precondition and when to (only) throw an exception?

I am learning about preconditions and when to use them. I have been told that the precondition @pre fileName must …

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