Editing Late binding (section)

==Criticism==
{{Original research|section|date=July 2019}}
{{criticism section |date=May 2024}}
Late binding has poorer performance than an early bound method call. Under most implementations, the correct method address must be looked up by name with each call, requiring relatively expensive dictionary search and possibly overload resolution logic. In most applications, the extra compute and time required is negligible on modern computers.

For some compilers, late binding may prevent the use of static type checking. When making a late bound call, the compiler has to assume that the method exists. This means a simple spelling error can cause a run-time error to be thrown. Modern compilers avoid this by ensuring that every possible call must have an implementation during compilation.

Late binding may prevent forms of [[static analysis]] needed by an [[integrated development environment]] (IDE). For example, an IDE's "go to definition" feature may not function on a late-bound call, if the IDE has no way to know which class the call may refer to. A modern IDE easily solves this especially for object-oriented languages since a late-bound method always specifies an interface or base class, which is where "go to definition" leads, and "find all references" can be used to find all implementations or overrides.<ref>{{Cite web |last=KathleenDollard |title=Early and Late Binding - Visual Basic |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/visual-basic/programming-guide/language-features/early-late-binding/ |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=learn.microsoft.com |date=15 September 2021 |language=en-us}}</ref>