> This is the exact opposite of the experience I've had with (most) software. A new CPU with a higher clock speed makes existing software faster, but most new s

> This is the exact opposite of the experience I've had with (most) software. A new CPU with a higher clock speed makes existing software faster, but most new software written for the new CPU will burn all of the extra CPU cycles on more layers of abstraction or poorly written code until it runs at the same speed that old code ran on the old CPU. You could also see it in a positive light: the higher processor speed allows more abstraction layers, which makes development easier and faster (if done right, of course). ORMs and web frameworks make it much, much faster to develop a CRUD web app then the alternative of writing everything yourself. Of course, you pay with performance, but you gain in time to delivery, which in turn translates to more features in the same time.