The article discusses strategies for improving the boot time of EC2 instances, emphasizing the importance of optimizing the build process to enhance deployment speed and overall efficiency. Techniques such as instance hibernation, using Amazon Machine Images (AMIs), and minimizing startup scripts are highlighted as effective ways to achieve faster boot times.

A new cross-platform tool named "What the Fork" helps visualize software builds, revealing inefficiencies and optimization opportunities by tracking system calls during the build process. By providing a timeline of processes and their execution details, the tool aids developers in identifying issues such as lack of parallelism and unexpected build steps, ultimately improving build performance across various programming languages and build systems.