Worse than outsourcing...

[Nemanja Trifunovic]

martin_hughes wrote:

Exception handling is for girls.

And old ladies.

Programming Blog utf8-cpp

[ToddHileHoffer]

I didn't write all of this, it has been around for years. Also, I leave the debug set to true in the web.config. It is a performance hit, but that's not an issue in my environment. Our server is fast and we don't have that many users. using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Text; using System.Net.Mail; using System.Web; using System.Collections.Specialized; using System.Configuration; using System.Collections; using System.Reflection; public class ErrorHandler { #region Declarations const String heading = @"

"; const String td = @""; private HttpApplication application = null; private Exception exception = null; private string messageBody = string.Empty; private MailPriority mailPriority = MailPriority.Normal; private string subject = "Application Error"; private bool isWebApp = false; #endregion #region Configuration //********************************** // You must have the following in the web.config or ap.config // "autoDebugTo" // "autoDebugFrom" // "smtpHost" //********************************** private List toEmail { get { List objReturn = new List(); if (ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["autoDebugTo"].ToString().Contains(";")) { foreach (string x in ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["autoDebugTo"].ToString().Split(";".ToCharArray())) objReturn.Add(new MailAddress(x)); } else objReturn.Add(new MailAddress(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["autoDebugTo"].ToString())); return objReturn; } } private MailAddress fromEmail { get { return new MailAddress(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["autoDebugFrom"].ToString()); } } private string smtpHost { get { return ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["smtpHost"].ToString(); } } #endregion #region cTor public ErrorHandler(Exce

[ToddHileHoffer]

Of course I understand it. It's just that I don't work for an IT company. Web Services don't play a role in most of the Intranet applications I work on.

I didn't get any requirements for the signature

[l a u r e n]

so then would you say that making blanket statements about "the web" and what is and isn't a good idea for web programming might not be your forte? i mean given that you say you're not working in a "web" environment as such just curious as your advice is just plain misguided for the web at large :|

"mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"

[l a u r e n]

god doesn't use

try {
......
} catch (e){
...
}

he uses

try {
.....
} chuck (norris){
...
}

and it gets handled :rolleyes:

"mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"

[ToddHileHoffer]

Why is using a global error handler misguided exactly? If you can trap and error, do something and continue on with your code then use a try catch block. But that's rare isn't it? Otherwise, you don't need a try catch block. Just use the global asax. What is wrong with that?

I didn't get any requirements for the signature

[l a u r e n]

well with exceptions you should try to handle them where they happen so you can *try* to do something meaningful or at least give a meaningful error message checking user input with client-side validation is absolutely essential in the web at large i was just making the point that you seem to be in a particular environment that isn't really "the web" as such but that your blanket sounding statements appear to be describing what you think web programming should be about no offence meant at all was just musing :)

"mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"

[Gabriel P G]

Don´t worry, in a couple of months he will be promoted, so be kind to your future boss! :laugh:

[Pawel Krakowiak]

ToddHileHoffer wrote:

I have met a couple Russians who were actually good at programming...

I'm not imposing anything. :) Nationality has nothing to do with it.

ToddHileHoffer wrote:

using try catch blocks in a web application is so pointless.

Not if you can actually handle the exception. It's no different than in desktop, console and server applications.

[Pawel Krakowiak]

VentsyV wrote:

Just try to divide the work between the two of you so that you do not step over your toes all time. Maybe you do one set of pages, he does another set of pages

We try to do that, I had to let some of the steam to go off yesterday because he touched MY classes and introduced a catch all construct and a not thread safe call in it, so I felt like my class was raped. :P

[NimitySSJ]

"private bool isWebApp = false;" (ToddHileHoffer) Thanks for clearing up whether or not your apps are *real* web apps. I'm sure Lauren found this very helpful. ;)