"Pardon me, Your Honor, the concept is not easy to explain--there is an ineffable quality to some technology, described by its creators as a concinnitous, or technically sweet, or a nice hack--signs that it was made with great care by one who was not merely motivated but inspired. It is the difference between an engineer and a hacker."
-- Miss Pao in Neal Stephenson's "The Diamond Age or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer"