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

This is closely related to the issue people with with other assertion Mocha/Chai. See this answer for the description with node examples:
Mocha / Chai expect.to.throw not catching thrown errors