MSDN and Version-Specific Content

Can anyone point to me which one is the correct procedure to create a custom exception class?

"Do not derive user-defined exceptions from the Exception base class. For most applications, derive custom exceptions from the ApplicationException class." - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/seyhszts(vs.71).aspx


"For most applications, derive custom exceptions from the Exception class. It was originally thought that custom exceptions should derive from the ApplicationException class; however in practice this has not been found to add significant value." -  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/seyhszts.aspx

If you look close enough you will notice the way the content page was built. One was done when the current version was .NET 1.1 and the other one when .NET 2.0 was out, which still applies to the .NET 3.5.

So, next time you come searching for content at MSDN, it is a good practice to see to what version it applyies.