DLL Hell

Strong names also are a counter measure against dll hell.

This created a phenomenon often referred to as DLL hell.

Codec hell (a term derived from DLL hell) is when multiple DirectShow filters conflict for performing the same task.

He also compared NaCl to Microsoft's ActiveX technology, plagued with DLL hell.

DLL were expected to install a compatible copy in the System32 folder, but this contributed to DLL Hell.

It is a C implementation with minimal external dependencies - OpenSSL, CURL, and zlib - ensuring easy deployment (no DLL hell).

Because in-process COM components are implemented in DLL files and registration only allows for a single version of a DLL per CLSID they might in some situations be subject to the "DLL Hell" effect.