I've written a new article that has been posted on the Applied Logic web site.

Being involved in embedded system design for over 28 years, I've seen some common errors that inexperienced designers and developers frequently make when implementing their product designs.  I've captured seven problems that seem to occur the most frequently.  Give it a read and see if you agree.

The article can be found here -- http://www.appliedlogiceng.com/index_files/Page1094.htm