Of course, the article doesn't say anything new, and admits this right at the start.

But I thought it conveyed its content in an interesting way. Articles such as these IMO convey more than just objective information. You imbibe a subjective component as well from such things as the language, analogies and quotations used. There's a difference between saying,

"Fundamentals are really, really important."

and quoting someone accomplished in his field as saying,

"Faithfulness to the fundamentals is something that becomes second nature to a professional."

The latter conveys a certain mindset, an attitude that the former doesn't, and this has real value.