In C#, are there any built-in exceptions I shouldn't use?

Question

Are there any Exceptions defined in the .NET Framework that I shouldn\'t throw in my own code, or that it is bad practice to? Should I write my own?

Answer 1

The online Design Guidelines for Exceptions contains the principle advice (see specifically this page).

The book "Framework Design Guidelines: Conventions, Idioms, and Patterns for Reusable .NET Libraries, 2nd Edition" has more details and more discussion on this topic.