Dynamic libraries

• Dynamic libraries are files on a computer which have shared code which can be used by multiple different programs.
• This means that programs don’t need to include all of the code they need to function within their own files, which saves space on the computer.
• Instead, they can just call the functions they need from the dynamic library.
• The operating system loads these libraries when programs need them.

Examples of libraries

• gcc-libs
• OpenSSL
• OpenGL
• Vulkan
• GLFW