Programming Tips - How can I make a Java program (or app or servlet) crash?

Date: 2012oct24
Language: Java

Q.  How can I make a Java program (or app or servlet) crash?

A.  Here's some code that does it nicely:

String crashy = null;
if (crashy.equals("bang")) {
	return;
}

This should also:

assert false : "Let's crash";