The Mystery of Dynamically Linked or Statically Linked Executables (Part 2)

Welcome back. This post is a continuation of part 1 and it assumes you have read it. Find part 1 here.

Now, let’s continue the discussion about a dynamic vs static linked executable. You should probably ask yourself why and when would I use one vs the other? Continue reading “The Mystery of Dynamically Linked or Statically Linked Executables (Part 2)”

The Mystery of Dynamically Linked or Statically Linked Executables

Hello readers, today I decided to explain a deep concept not usually discussed often because of the abstractions computer languages have created. But in the end, on a Linux/UNIX system, there is an executable binary file that can be either dynamically or statically linked. I hope this post find as many users as possible due to the fact that I could not find an easy explanation out there and i decided to write my own to share for the benefit of people that want to learn Linux/UNIX in general.

Enough, let’s dig into the subject… Continue reading “The Mystery of Dynamically Linked or Statically Linked Executables”