Listing 7: Using assertions as a stopgap during development

class IC_Instructions
{
  ...
  enum { kMaxICInstructions = 10240 };

  // Pointer to next available instruction slot.

  IC_Instruction* InstructionPtr;

  int InstructionCount;

  void AddInstr( IC_Instruction& Instr );
  ...
}

void IC_Instructions::AddInstr( IC_Instruction& Instr )
{
  if( InstructionCount < kMaxICInstructions )
  {
    *InstructionPtr = Instr;
    ++InstructionPtr;
    ++InstructionCount
  }
  else
  {
    assert( IC instruction overflow" == NULL );
  }
}
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