I think the if-statement one is clearer, but in terms of results they're both fine. At the same time, I usually don't see people put in the extra work to add th

I think the if-statement one is clearer, but in terms of results they're both fine. At the same time, I usually don't see people put in the extra work to add these helpful messages to their assertions. Maybe one reason is because they make the code a little harder to read.