I see Instant On and Crash-Only Programs as being two very similar goals. Sure one is about turning on and one is about turning off, but both of them exist beca

I see Instant On and Crash-Only Programs as being two very similar goals. Sure one is about turning on and one is about turning off, but both of them exist because we're attempting to fight the problem of complex software. It'd be interesting to see if making a program crash-only (not relying on data structures which can become corrupt) leads to noticeable boot speed improvements. The published literature on crash-proof software seems to think so.