本文翻译”Data Access”、” Debugging”、” Device”、” Exception Management”和” Logging”部分。
Data Access
Data access on a mobile device is constrained by unreliable network connections and the hardware constraints of the device itself. When designing data access, consider how low bandwidth, high latency, and intermittent connectivity will impact your design.
移动设备上的数据存取受不可靠的网络连接和设备本身硬件的限制。因此，在设计数据存取策略的时候，要考虑低带宽、高延时和间歇性网络连接的影响。
Consider the following guidelines when designing data access:
• Program for data integrity. Files left open during device suspend and power failures may cause data-integrity issues, especially when data is stored on a removable storage device.
• Include exception handling and retry logic to ensure that file operations succeed.
• Do not assume that removable storage will always be available, as a user can remove it at any time. Check for the existence of a removable storage device before writing or using FlushFileBuffers.
• If you need to ensure data integrity in case the device loses power or has connectivity disruptions, considering using transactions with SQL Server Mobile.
• If your application must access a disconnected database, consider using the device database services (such as SQL Server Compact Edition).
• If you use XML to store or transfer data, consider its overall size and impact on performance. XML increases both bandwidth and local storage requirements. Use compression algorithms or a non-XML transfer method.
• Consider the use of custom objects instead of DataSets to reduce memory overhead and improve performance.
• If your application needs to sync with multiple database types, use Sync Services for ADO.NET. It allows you to store data in Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, or DB2.
•数据完整性设计。在设备暂停或者断电时，仍将文件处于打开状态，那样可能会引起数据完整性的问题，特别是当数据存储在可移动的存储设备上时。
•为了确保文件的成功操作，要加入异常和重试逻辑处理。
•由于用户可能随时插拔可移动存储，因此不要认为它是永远可用的。在写操作或者使用FlushFileBuffer之前，检查可移动存储是否存在。
•在设备掉电或者连接丢失的情况下，要确保数据完整性，则可以考虑使用SQL Server Mobile的事务。
•如果应用程序必须使用非在线的数据库，那么考虑使用设备数据库服务（例如SQL Server Compact Edition）。
•如果使用XML来存储或者传递数据，那么考虑它的总体大小和对性能的影响。因为XML会同时增大带宽和本地存储的需求。解决方法是考虑使用压缩算法或者使用非XML传递方法。
•考虑使用自定义对象来代替DataSets，这样可以减小内存开销，提高系统性能。
•如果需要和多种数据库同步，那么就使用ADO.NET的Sync服务。它允许应用程序将数据存储于Microsoft SQL Server、Oracle或DB2数据库中。
Mobile application debugging can be much more expensive than debugging a similar application on a PC. Consider this debugging cost when deciding which devices, and how many devices, your application will support. Also keep in mind that it can be harder to get debug information from the device, and that device emulators do not always perfectly simulate the device hardware environment.
调试
与类似的PC上的应用程序调试相比，移动设备上的调试可能会更加昂贵。在决定应用程序支持的设备种类和数量的时候，要考虑这个调试成本。同时，从设备获得调试信息是很难的，而且设备模拟器也不能完全模拟设备的硬件环境，这点必须牢记。
Consider the following guidelines when designing your debugging strategy:
• Understand your debugging costs when choosing which devices to support. Factor in tools support, the cost of initial (and perhaps replacement) test devices, and the cost of software based device emulators.
• If you have the device you are targeting, debug your code on the actual device rather than on an emulator.
• If the device is not available, use an emulator for initial testing and debugging. Consider that an emulator might run code slower than the actual device. As soon as you obtain the device, switch to running code on the device connected to a normal PC. Perform final testing on your device when not connected to a PC. Add in temporary or permanent mechanisms to debug problems in this scenario. Consider the needs of people who will support the device.
• Test scenarios where your device is fully disconnected from any network or connection, including a PC debugging session.
• If you are an OEM or ODM and your device has not yet been created, note that it is possible to debug a mobile program on a dedicated x86-based Microsoft Windows® CE PC. Consider this option until your device is available.
•在选择支持的设备时，了解程序调试的成本。包括工具支持、初始（替代）测试设备花费和基于软件的模拟器花费等因素。
•如果手头有目标设备，那么尽量在真实设备上调试代码，而非在模拟器上调试。
•如果手头没有目标设备，那么就使用模拟器来进行初始的调试和测试。与真实设备相比，模拟器的运行速度可能要慢一些。一旦得到真实设备，就将设备连接到PC上，然后调试代码。在调试最终代码的时候，将设备和PC机脱离。在这种场景下，增加暂时或者永久的机制来调试出现的问题。考虑那些使用设备的用户的需求。
•在设备和网络或者连接完全断开的情况下测试应用程序，也包括和PC机断开的情况。
•如果您是OEM或者是ODM，而且设备尚未定型，那么就考虑在专门的基于x86架构的Microsoft Windows® CE设备上调试的情况。在设备成型以前，都必须考虑这种情况。
Mobile device design and development is unique in that you may be targeting multiple devices with very different hardware parameters. Keep the heterogeneous device environment in mind when designing your mobile application. Factors include variations in screen size and orientation, limitations in memory and storage space, and network bandwidth and connectivity. Your choice of a mobile operating system will generally depend on the target device type.
设备
由于最终的硬件参数的差异，移动设备的设计和开发可以说是独一无二的。在设计移动应用程序时，必须牢记设备环境的差异性。这些因素包括屏幕大小和方向的不同，内存和存储空间的限制，以及网络带宽和连接性的差异。移动设备上操作系统的选择一般是基于目标设备类型的。
Consider the following guidelines when determining your device strategy:
• Optimize the application for the device by considering factors such as screen size and orientation, network bandwidth, memory storage space, processor performance, and other hardware capabilities.
• Consider device-specific that you can use to enhance your application functionality, such as accelerometers, graphics processing units (GPUs), global positioning systems (GPS), haptic (touch, force and vibration) feedback, compass, camera, and fingerprint readers.
• If you are developing for more than one device, design first for the subset of functionality that exists on all of the devices, and then customize for device-specific features when they are detected.
• Create modular code to allow easy module removal from executables. This covers cases where separate smaller executable files are required due to device memory-size constraints.
•从屏幕大小和方向，网络带宽，内存大小，处理器性能和其他硬件参数等方面来为您的设备进行应用程序优化。
•考虑使用设备特有的硬件来增强应用程序的功能，比如加速器、图形处理单元、全球定位系统、触觉反馈（触摸、应力和震动）、指南针、摄像头和指纹采集等等。
•如果你的设计面向多种设备，那么就先设计能够在所有设备上实现的功能子集。然后再根据特定的设备来定制特定的功能。
•创建模块化的代码，这样可以使以后的移除操作变得轻松。由于设备内存大小的限制，可以将大文件分割成更加小的可执行文件。
Designing an effective exception-management strategy is important for the security and reliability of your application. Good exception handling in your mobile application prevents sensitive exception details from being revealed to the user, improves application robustness, and helps to avoid your application being left in an inconsistent state in the event of an error.
Consider the following guidelines when designing for exception management:
• Design your application to recover to a known good state after an exception occurs.
• Do not use exceptions to control logic flow.
• Do not catch exceptions unless you can handle them.
• Design a global error handler to catch unhandled exceptions.
• Design an appropriate logging and notification strategy that does not reveal sensitive information for critical errors and exceptions.
异常管理
对于应用程序的安全性和可靠性来说，设计一个有效的异常管理策略是非常重要的。优秀的异常处理防止将敏感异常信息暴露给用户，提供程序的鲁棒性，在出错事件中，避免应用程序处于不一致的状态。
•在异常发生后，应用程序要能够恢复到一个已知的正常状态。
•不要利用异常来控制程序的逻辑流程。
•不要捕捉异常，除非你能够处理他们。
•设计一个全局的错误处理来捕捉不能处理的异常。
•设计一个合理的日志和消息提醒策略，不至于暴露重要错误和异常的敏感信息。
Because of the limited memory on mobile devices, logging and instrumentation should be limited to only the most necessary cases; for example, attempted intrusion into the device. When devices are designed to be a part of a larger infrastructure, choose to track most device activity at the infrastructure level. Generally, auditing is considered most authoritative if the audits are generated at the precise time of resource access, and by the same routines that access the resource. Consider the fact that some of the logs might have to be generated on the device and must be synchronized with the server during periods of network connectivity.
日志
由于移动设备内存的限制，应该只在必须的情况下做日志和记录。例如，企图入侵设备。当设备被设计为一个大的基础架构中的一部分时，那么要在基础架构这一层追踪大部分设备的活动。如果在资源获取时进行审查，那么这个举动一般被认为是最具有权威性的。考虑那些日志必须产生在设备上的情况，在网络可连接时，将它们同步到服务器上。
Consider the following guidelines when designing logging:
• If you carry out extensive logging on the device, consider logging in an abbreviated or compressed format to minimize memory and storage impact. There is no system Event Log in Windows Mobile.
• If you do not require extensive logging, consider using OpenNetCF on the device. Be aware that OpenNetCF relies upon XML and will take up more space than a simple binary logging model.
• Consider using platform features such as health monitoring on the server, and mobile device services on the device, to log and audit events.
• Synchronize between the mobile database logs and the server database logs to maintain audit capabilities on the server. If you have an Active Directory infrastructure, consider using the System Center Mobile Device Manager to extract logs from mobile devices. See the Tchnology Considerations section for requirements for the Mobile Device Manager.
• Do not store sensitive information in log files.
• Decide what constitutes unusual or suspicious activity on a device, and log information based on these scenarios.
在日志时，考虑以下指导方针：
•如果你在设备上执行广泛的日志策略，那么考虑使用小型的或者压缩的文件格式来减小存储空间的需求。Windows Mobile上没有系统事件日志。
•如果你不需要广泛的日志策略，那就考虑使用OpenNetCF。需要注意的是，OpenNetCF是基于XML的，它比简单的二进制日志模型占用更多的存储空间。
•考虑使用平台特性来记录并审核事件，例如服务器上的health monitoring，设备上的mobile device services。
•将设备数据库日志和服务器数据库保持同步，以维持服务器端的审核能力。如果你有Active Directory基础架构，那么就考虑使用System Center Mobile Device Manager来从移动设备上提取日志。请参考Technology Considerations节中关于Mobile Device Manager需求的部分。
•不要在日志文件中记录敏感信息。
•考虑哪些构成了设备上的异常活动或者可疑活动，记录这些场景的日志。
本文转自施炯博客园博客，原文链接：http://www.cnblogs.com/dearsj001/archive/2009/01/15/1376422.html，如需转载请自行联系原作者
