This term is often misused by the media to mean a computer criminal. Properly speaking, a hacker is a skilled programmer who enjoys digging deep into the mysteries of hardware and software. Compare with cracker . A widely-used macro package for TeX . LaTeX shares with SGML the important principle of separating a document's structure and its appearance.
Most computer programs have many functions in common with other programs.
Although many people have bad experiences with DLLs, the real problem is not the DLLs themselves. On any platform, applications need compatible versions of shared libraries. Sometimes if you install a new program, it requires a new library, while other programs on your system require an older version. The problem on Windows is the lack of a good system for managing these version conflicts. Linux A free operating system for PCs and other computers.