Static linking vs dynamic linking

Question

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\

Answer 1

Dynamic linking requires extra time for the OS to find the dynamic library and load it. With static linking, everything is together and it is a one-shot load into memory.

Also, see DLL Hell. This is the scenario where the DLL that the OS loads is not the one that came with your application, or the version that your application expects.