query: What differences come out between defining functions as static members and free?
positive_passages.docid: 154809
positive_passages.text: C++ circular dependency - namespace vs struct
negative_passages.docid: 147727
negative_passages.text: Const vs Static Const
negative_passages.docid: 134386
negative_passages.text: Should you ever use protected member variables?
negative_passages.docid: 30711
negative_passages.text: Why can't I have a non-integral static const member in a class?
negative_passages.docid: 47957
negative_passages.text: Class method differences in Python: bound, unbound and static
negative_passages.docid: 149928
negative_passages.text: define() vs. const
negative_passages.docid: 48189
negative_passages.text: Should I use #define, enum or const?
negative_passages.docid: 48317
negative_passages.text: Why doesn't the C++11 'auto' keyword work for static members?
negative_passages.docid: 5078
negative_passages.text: What does the 'static' keyword do in a class?
negative_passages.docid: 4973
negative_passages.text: What is the difference between a static and a non-static initialization code block
negative_passages.docid: 97624
negative_passages.text: In what order do static/instance initializer blocks in Java run?
negative_passages.docid: 97838
negative_passages.text: Global variables in C are static or not?
negative_passages.docid: 130210
negative_passages.text: Dynamic type languages versus static type languages
negative_passages.docid: 26319
negative_passages.text: static function in C
negative_passages.docid: 27506
negative_passages.text: What does it mean for a variable to be free for something?
negative_passages.docid: 135994
negative_passages.text: Memory allocation for member functions in C++
negative_passages.docid: 68260
negative_passages.text: What are all the member-functions created by compiler for a class? Does that happen all the time?