I think factoring api's into classes makes a lot of sense too, I think this idea of preferring non member functions undoes a lot of the functionality and team

I think factoring api's into classes makes a lot of sense too, I think this idea of preferring non member functions undoes a lot of the functionality and team building cohesiveness that C++ offers. It's strange that C++ luminaries like Stepanov, Meyers and Stroustrup favour non member functions.