Flatpak, Snap, container images are the new iteration of static linking. Just like with static binaries, they make deployment easier for the developer, but int

Flatpak, Snap, container images are the new iteration of static linking. Just like with static binaries, they make deployment easier for the developer, but introduce problems with size, duplication and library updates. Flatpak added runtimes [1] to alleviate the problem. Does this solution look familiar? Yes, it is the same dynamic library concept. We are coming full circle. [1] http://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/available-runtimes.html http://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/available-runtimes.html