I hack on the Android operating system. Without shared libraries, the system would fall over and die pretty much instantly, and Zygote helps only a little. Stat

I hack on the Android operating system. Without shared libraries, the system would fall over and die pretty much instantly, and Zygote helps only a little. Static linking the world is a luxury one can only afford in cornucopian backend environments where one can just throw money at resource limitations. On mobile, we have to work with the hardware we have. Economy is still important --- that's why I love it. Constraints breed creativity. * Speaking in my own capacity