Actually, what the article calls "the easy way" is often harder than "the hard way". "The hard way" is a lot about jumping into the obvious approach at the firs

Actually, what the article calls "the easy way" is often harder than "the hard way". "The hard way" is a lot about jumping into the obvious approach at the first opportunity, while "the easy way" may require some heavy thinking and discussing several alternatives, one of which still is, after all, "the hard way" (sometimes you HAVE to reinvent the wheel). However, "the easy way", done well, can be faster and thus will feel less work-heavy. I think I'd go as far as to say that I'll never be a very good engineer because I'm always very "hard way"-prone, and it's a flaw that I don't seem to be able to get rid of.