See I think of elegant as "set the picture on a table". The engineer might think it solves the problem and does so in a way that is seen as cheaper, easier, an

See I think of elegant as "set the picture on a table". The engineer might think it solves the problem and does so in a way that is seen as cheaper, easier, and faster. But in reality it's not what was needed and the elegance of the solution will come back to bite them when the first user wants the picture a bit higher (which is normally met with "why would you want to do that?")