So I guess I'm curious, what are DLL's(Dynamically linked libraries right?), and what are they used for and why? And what exactly is a kernal? Its a program that communicates between software and hardware right, and would a regular programmer ever right a kernal program?? I'm just looking for a nutshell description to these questions. Thanks!
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Jump to Post>>what are DLL's
Libraries of functions that are shared among all processes and threads which greatly reduces the amount of memory that program consume. If it were not for DLLs every program on your computer would be at least tripple its current size.>>what exactly is a kernal
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Jump to PostReal-world use of DLLs??? Every function in the win32 api are contained in DLLs. Just look in your compiler's install directory and you will find lots of DLLs. Same in c:\windows directory.
How to write a DLL of your own is another matter, and a subject for larger discussion. …
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