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Using s/assert instead of assert has advantages: namely a specific reason why the data failed to meet the spec. But it also has disadvantages: the error message does not contain the assertion code the user wrote, so it's harder to see which assertion failed.

I believe we could have the best of both world if s/assert contained the original "assert" code - that way the error message could (optionally) print out this information.

`
(require '[clojure.spec.alpha :as s])
(s/check-asserts true)

(let [x 1]

(s/assert string? x))

;; Spec assertion failed val: 1 fails predicate:
;; :clojure.spec.alpha/unknown

(let [x 1]

(assert (string? x)))

;; Assert failed: (string? x)
`

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Reference: https://clojure.atlassian.net/browse/CLJ-2273 (reported by bbrinck)
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