Even though there are no static classes in C++, coming from a Java background I use to create a helper class like
Util containing only static methods. Is this considered bad style or usual practice? One alternative I see is to use C functions (no class context at all). What other alternatives are there? What are there advantages and disadvantages and under which circumstances would I use any of these.
defining bunch of static methods in c++ suggests namespacing static functions as one alternative, though I fail to see what effects the
static keyword without class context has.