assert: supported or should a userland module be used

[geek]

In the docs at https://nodejs.org/api/assert.html it states:

it is recommended that a userland assertion library be used instead.

Is this still a valid statement, or should we remove this line as the assert module is marked as stable and locked?

[sam-github]

stable and locked doesn't mean "good for all purposes".

I think the statement should be qualified to add "For the purposes of unit testing, it is recommended that a userland unit test library be used instead."

Apparently some people think that the assert lib is for unit testing, and then complain about missing features. While it is used for unit testing in node... that is unusual, its mostly for in-source assertion of invariants.

[mscdex]

+1 to what @sam-github said.

[mikeal]

Could be a little stronger:

This module is intended for the unit tests in Node.js core. It is recommended that users of Node.js choose a third party assertion library from npm.