Static linking has its problems, especially when shared data and multithreading are involved. Or memory management. Dynamic linking has its problems though (DLL

Static linking has its problems, especially when shared data and multithreading are involved. Or memory management. Dynamic linking has its problems though (DLL/DSO hell is just one). It's a tradeoff. But yes, it is also my understanding that dynamic linking is preferred. It's also what I usually do unless I have a good reason not to.