Fair points. I do use classes exposed by libraries. I don't like it but it beats the alternative. I really like the flexibility of factory functions, that is t

Fair points. I do use classes exposed by libraries. I don't like it but it beats the alternative. I really like the flexibility of factory functions, that is the main point of the article imo. COM/OLE ... that takes me back to the early 90s, a place I hoped to never visit again! :)