This article is from 2004 - a time when memory and disk were comparatively expensive to the price they are today. Nowadays those cost factors aren't an issue. P

This article is from 2004 - a time when memory and disk were comparatively expensive to the price they are today. Nowadays those cost factors aren't an issue. Package managers are regularly utilized to keep systems up-to-date and developers now regularly build, test, and distribute their software. The changes between now and 2004 are so stark that now we'd consider dynamic linking to be harmful! How times have changed!