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Debugging ASP.NET Review by gbworld@comcast.net
Decent focused book
To a certain extent, I find this title a bit of a misnomer, as this particular tome contains more than simply debugging. It is well structured to relate these additional topics to debugging, but it is a pleasure to go through a book that both covers its subject and many of the peripheral issues that can help you debug, as well.
While this book is not heavy on OO, which would make a nice additional topic, debugging OO or procedural is largely the same.
There is a good mixture of both C# and VB.NET code, which I applaud. It is important to know that debugging is the same, regardless of language.
I do have a slight beef with the amount of code that resides in the ASPX file. This comes from my belief that the separation of code and UI, via a CodeBehind file, is an important part of .NET. You may disagree with this assessment.
There are some good examples of using tracing in your applications. Tracing is a great tool to find where you are having problems. There is also a nice section on logging your application exceptions.
The material on caching, although not completely related to debugging, is a nice addition.
The book, overall, is aimed for more advanced readers. I think a beginner might be able to tackle some of the material, and probably should, but understand that you might get a bit lost if this is your first ASP.NET book.