The assert statement has been a developer’s quick tool for years — but in 2025, more teams are ditching it in production. ✅ Why? assert disappears in optimized mode (-O), breaking critical checks It raises generic AssertionError, making debugging harder Logs and metrics tied to assert can silently vanish

The assert statement has been a developer’s quick tool for years — but in 2025, more teams are ditching it in production.
✅ Why?
- assert disappears in optimized mode (-O), breaking critical checks
- It raises generic AssertionError, making debugging harder
- Logs and metrics tied to assert can silently vanish