{"id":6973,"date":"2024-03-14T04:53:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T04:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-difference-between-mfc-static-library-and-dynamic-library\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T10:30:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T10:30:37","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-mfc-static-library-and-dynamic-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-difference-between-mfc-static-library-and-dynamic-library\/","title":{"rendered":"MFC Static vs Dynamic Libraries: Key Differences"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. The difference between static libraries and dynamic libraries lies in how they are processed during compilation and linking.<\/li>\n
  2. Static libraries are linked into the target file during compilation, so the resulting executable file will contain all the code and data from the static library. The static library is fully copied into the executable file during linking, causing its size to increase accordingly.<\/li>\n
  3. Dynamic libraries are loaded into memory at runtime, so the executable file only contains references to the dynamic libraries. The dynamic library is loaded only once during program execution, allowing multiple programs to share the same instance of the dynamic library, reducing memory usage and executable file size.<\/li>\n
  4. The advantage of static libraries is easy deployment without version compatibility issues, while dynamic libraries can reduce the size of executable files and minimize memory usage.<\/li>\n
  5. Static libraries make executable files larger and do not easily allow for updating library versions; dynamic libraries may have version compatibility issues and require loading library files at runtime.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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