public static void assertBool(boolean b){
  if (verbose) {
    log("assertBool(" + b + ")");
  }
  if (!b) {
    throw new RuntimeException();
  }
}

public static void assertBool ( boolean b ) { if ( verbose ) { log ( "assertBool(" + b + ")" ) ; } if ( ! b ) { throw new RuntimeException ( ) ; } }
assertions allow for simpler test code
