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Gutted to see Shane gone even though we all knew it was coming. He was the poet laureate of the Irish in Britain and indeed throughout the world, who had incredible humanity and an unflinching eye for the life of the underdog. His heroes were the nameless working class people who made Britain tick as much as his literary heroes like Behan and James Clarence Mangan. Good luck Shane, I hope you don't find heaven too boring!

Martin forgot to mention money as being the most important limitation on software. Some customers just don't have the budget to let you deliver good software or to evolve an architecture so that's its cheaper and easier to extend.

The FTSE 250 closed 11.4 % down on Friday, its worst drop ever. I think it's a extremely premature to be saying everything is fine. No-one will know for several years whether it was a good decision or not.