If by "reload" you mean "drop in an updated shared library and let the runtime loader do its job", I suppose so. Yes, it only applies if you don't make any API

If by "reload" you mean "drop in an updated shared library and let the runtime loader do its job", I suppose so. Yes, it only applies if you don't make any API (and ABI) changes, but that's what major, minor, patch versioning is for, and stable projects can go a long way on minor and patch versions...