5 geniuses who renounced their work

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You can add Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie to that list, both of whom became so exasperated and annoyed with the characters of their creation that they killed them off.

In particular: http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/devon/hi/people_and_places/arts_... http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=13&...

Maybe this is why I rewrite backends from scratch in different languages searching for the one that just feels right.

This probably explains why I get a bunch of groans when I announce "I'm going to rewrite the back-end".