16:06
The desiredAssertionStatus() should not just always return false but instead
allow for assertions to be used. Since there may be no way to pass such
arguments to the virtual machine I believe I will handle it via system
properties for the most part. Assertion status will basically be static and
not dynamically set at runtime (this is simplest). So when it is first used it
will check if it has been detected and if it has the previously returned value
is used. Otherwise it will determine if they are enabled.
16:09
Actually I force it to on, which I really like, however there could be code out there (especially ancient JAR files) which could have assertions in it that cause the program to fail, but where they normally appear to operate as normal. So for the sake of compatibility, this must be changed.
16:16
I suppose forcing on is rather evil, but it is a good evil.
16:18
Also, Class is missing getName, which is rather nasty.