I believe that good code is understandable, consistent, and easy to edit. This is because we basically do three things with code, which correspond to the above:

I believe that good code is understandable, consistent, and easy to edit. This is because we basically do three things with code, which correspond to the above: read it, integrate it into projects, and change it/add to it. If code is written that satisfies these properties AND solves a problem efficiently, then it is elegant for being useful and easy to work with at the same time.