Node assert.throws not catching exception

Question

Given this code:

var assert = require(\'assert\');

function boom(){
    throw new Error(\'BOOM\');
}

assert.throws( boom(), Error );

I ge

Answer 1

You can use bind():

assert.throws( boom.bind(null), Error );

With arguments it is:

assert.throws( boom.bind(null, "This is a blowup"), Error );