Item 23: Prefer Non-Member Non-Friend Functions to Member Functions

To increase encapsulation.

Least member functions = minimum interface
Encapsulate more = easier to change implementation
Use namespace to help you organize classes and non-member non-friend functions
- You may split stuff of the same namespace into pieces, but a class must be defined in its entirety

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