title: SharePoint Development in C# + Best way to deal with error handling
body: <p>I have been developing pages and web parts in SharePoint 2007/2010 for the past year. One of the things that I always incorporate in my code is try/catch blocks to deal with error handling if an exception is thrown. That way, if I have a web part that breaks, I show a nice error message to the user in that specific web part, rather than at the top of the page or a full page error. I am fine with this process, but I am looking for some input on my approach of using try/catch blocks (as I understand that there can be performance implications). </p>
  
  <p>In general, I always use try/catch blocks when conducting DB or web service calls. I will even sometimes wrap my generic C# code in try/catch blocks if there is complicated logic that is implemented (and I haven't been able to test all the different cases). Sometimes, I just have a little paranoia going on and will wrap all the code in an entire web part with a try/catch.</p>
  
  <p>Can I please get some feedback on the use of try/catch blocks for general C# development, and specifically with C# development in the SharePoint world? Additionally, I would love to understand how to effectively embed try/catches in my C# code while developing SharePoint solutions (is there a more global way of doing this?)</p>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance.</p>