I often hear the terms ‘statically linked’ and ‘dynamically linked’, often in reference to code written in C, C++ or C#. What are they, what exactly are they talking about, and what are they linking? 5 Answers 5
Are there any compelling performance reasons to choose static linking over dynamic linking or vice versa in certain situations? I’ve heard or read the following, but I don’t know enough on the subject to vouch for its veracity. 1) The difference in runtime performance between static linking and dynamic linking is usually negligible. 2) (1) … Read more
When creating a class library in C++, you can choose between dynamic (.dll, .so) and static (.lib, .a) libraries. What is the difference between them and when is it appropriate to use which? 19 s 19 Static libraries increase the size of the code in your binary. They’re always loaded and whatever version of the … Read more
