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There has always been war b/t static vs dynamic linking. The debate will continue forever, but it doesn't really matter anymore. Each side understands and has

• fiddlerwoaroof 9y ago
  Fwiw, lisps have a somewhat interesting third way: you distribute everything in a single image like a statically linked program. But, since that image includes the compiler, it can upgrade itself.
  • lispm 9y ago
    Or they include a loader and can load code, code which may be compiled somewhere else.