What is an assertion?

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What is an "assertion framework"?

I was reading about the js-test-driver unit-testing framework, when I found out that the guys behind the framework intend it to be integrated with an assertion framework. What is an assertion framework? Is it a kind of unit-testing framework? If it is the case what is specific to such frameworks?

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An example of an Assertion Framework would be Hamcrest which was integrated into JUnit 4. Hamcrest does...

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What is the justification or scientific theory for the assertion that IQ tests measure intelligence?

First the definition intelligence - the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills The concepts of intelligence, knowledge and skills have been around for millennia. Only recently in modern history have a certain faction of researchers asserted...

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There isn't. They were designed to measure lack of intelligence.  If you fell below a certain point...

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What pathological need does the "all women are lesbians" assertion fill...?

...in some men? Usually, the misogynist trolls are as transparent as glass, but this assertion puzzles me. Are they: a) Making excuses as to why they can't get sex? b) Do they think it offends us? c) Or are they projecting fantasies? I can't quite get...

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Most people don't realize this, but the more a man feels threatened by women's rights, and self reliant...

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What are some useful strategies for people who knee-jerk contradict any positive assertion you make?

I don't want to alienate this person, but I don't know what their problem is and what to do about it.  I mean 'positive' in the scientific sense, not the generic 'good' sense.  I can say it's a nice sunny day and be contradicted because it was I who...

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Remove the reward: Make positive assertion Wait for pathological disagreeing other to respond Say...

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What should we think of Ted Cruz's assertion that recent history supports his argument that conservative GOP nominees win the White House while moderates lose?

In a recent profile in the New Yorker, Cruz said: “It is amazing that the wisdom of the chattering class to the Republicans is always, always, always ‘Surrender your principles and agree with the Democrats.' That’s...

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He should check who he's citing as "conservatives": "[To win the Republican nomination...

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A fundie creationist made an absurd assertion about Creation "Scientists". What do educated people think.?

What do educated people with functioning brains think about the below fundie claim: All the important inventions were based on science that was founded by CREATIONISTS. For a list of accomplishments by creationists, see here: Carl Linn (Carolus Linnaeus...

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I've got a nearly complete Ph.D. in geoscience, so I'll give these a shot: First of all, most scientists...

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What are some alternative hypotheses to the assertion that the Syrian government used chemical weapons on it's citizens?

For example, could the evidence we have seen in the news media been manipulated by any of the interested parties? Or, what might be some alternative framings of the incident that would shed light on the complexities of the situation?

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I think one alternative hypothesis is that the attack might not have been ordered by the Syrian government...

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What should one think of the BBC's assertion that "The Scharnhorst was greatly feared. She was the most successful fighting ship of any navy during World War II and she was the bravest ship"?

From http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-... My thinking is that the Beeb shouldn't employ people who don't know what they are talking about.

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As Dan says, these statements are no those of the BBC or even the BBCs correspondent they are the memoirs...

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What precisely does the phrase "ideas are cheap" mean, and is it a correct assertion?

and if ideas are truly cheap, then what's the source of long-term value in a technology company? Is it all about brand in the long-term if ideas are commoditized?

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I have heard that lots of times at technology mixers in SF and the valley. Its usually said in conjunction...

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Why am I getting an assertion in DDTokenCache when using NSDataDetector to scan a string for links?

In my iOS app, I am using NSDataDetector with NSTextCheckingTypeLink to search a string for links  within it. Generally, it works fine, but when the string contains certain very long words (200+ chars) followed by a space and another word, I get this...

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It shouldn't break. File a bug report at http://bugreport.apple.com.

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