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+1 for mentioning Design by Contract. If you can't completely prohibit behavior (and that's hard to do) at least you make clear that there are no guarantees on bad behavior. I also like throwing an IllegalStateException or an UnsupportedOperationException.

user949300
– user949300

2013-12-04 22:03:59 +00:00
Commented Dec 4, 2013 at 22:03
@user949300 Sure. I like to believe such exceptions were introduced with a meaningful purpose. Honoring contracts seems to fit such role.

afsantos
– afsantos

2013-12-04 22:34:16 +00:00
Commented Dec 4, 2013 at 22:34

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