"value":"\n <p>How often do you see comments like \"This should never happen\" in a software codebase?<\/p>\n\n<p>If that's true, why is it there?<\/p>\n\n<p>If it truly should never happen, the additional code only adds more noise and distracts from the code that is run.<\/p>\n\n<p>You can add a test that checks a method isn't called, but what value does this offer?<\/p>\n\n<p>If it doesn't happen or some code isn't run, remove it and keep it as simple, clean and easy to understand as possible.<\/p>\n\n ",
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"processed":"\n <p>How often do you see comments like \"This should never happen\" in a software codebase?<\/p>\n\n<p>If that's true, why is it there?<\/p>\n\n<p>If it truly should never happen, the additional code only adds more noise and distracts from the code that is run.<\/p>\n\n<p>You can add a test that checks a method isn't called, but what value does this offer?<\/p>\n\n<p>If it doesn't happen or some code isn't run, remove it and keep it as simple, clean and easy to understand as possible.<\/p>\n\n ",