Summary

This chapter looked at problems and shortcomings of previous ASP versions, issues with debugging it, and several solutions to these problems, including a tool that you can use to help find problems in your own ASP code.You also learned about the problems inherent in “including” files, the shortcomings of a scripting language versus a compiled language, and the lack of an event programming model in the existing ASP framework.

The next chapter discusses some general strategies for debugging applications. With this information in mind, you will be ready to tackle the brave new world of ASP.NET debugging.