Michael Winkelmann wrote:
> The reason why STL is using free function is because it separates data
> structures (aka containers) and algorithms.
> A bad example what happens if you dont separate can be seen here:
> https://www.imagemagick.org/api/Magick++/Image_8h_source.html
>
> ...and your data structure will be bloated with member functions.
Why is that bad? It is convenient and object-oriented. Moving everything to
freestanding functions goes against the principles of OOP.
That said, even freestanding functions would be better than the current
boilerplate myContainer.begin(), myContainer.end() copypasta.
Kevin Kofler
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