Delete unused code, use assert package for tests

Signed-off-by: Vartan Benohanian <vartanbeno@gmail.com>

reddit.go

@@ -387,3 +387,27 @@ func addQuery(url string, query url.Values) string {
 	}
 	return url + "?" + query.Encode()
 }
+
+// String is a helper routine that allocates a new string value
+// to store v and returns a pointer to it.
+func String(v string) *string {
+	p := new(string)
+	*p = v
+	return p
+}
+
+// Int is a helper routine that allocates a new int value
+// to store v and returns a pointer to it.
+func Int(v int) *int {
+	p := new(int)
+	*p = v
+	return p
+}
+
+// Bool is a helper routine that allocates a new bool value
+// to store v and returns a pointer to it.
+func Bool(v bool) *bool {
+	p := new(bool)
+	*p = v
+	return p
+}