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Hi,
Can you please let me know as to why one should actually start writing Dynamic Linking Libraries.

How about the performance?

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When the functionality you put in your dll is going to be used by more than one module.
You could put it in a library but then it will be linked in your assembly/executable and eventually the same code is contained in multiple places. (multiple executables)
On top of this, if the code changes but the interface does not, you can change a dll without having to replace all the code that makes use of the dll.
Some libraries are very smart and offer you the possibility to choose between a dll and a lib. For instance MFC offers this choice. If you link, you get a bigger executable, containing the part of mfc you actually use, if you use a dll, well your executable will be smaller.
Code that is reusable should be put either in a library or in a dll, or you simply share the code all the time and compile and link it allways.
 
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Becouse with a dll you can load the function into memory when you need it, and kick it out of memory when not needed.
 
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