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

static linking gives you only a single exe, inorder to make a change you need to recompile your whole program. Whereas in dynamic linking you need to make change only to the dll and when you run your exe, the changes would be picked up at runtime.Its easier to provide updates and bug fixes by dynamic linking (eg: windows).