We will probably get "uniform call syntax" with C++17. So methods can be called with free function syntax and vice versa. They really are the same. http://www.

We will probably get "uniform call syntax" with C++17. So methods can be called with free function syntax and vice versa. They really are the same. http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2015/n4474.pdf http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2015/n447...