C++11 introduced free function overloads for std::begin and std::end that work on containers and arrays. When used on a container, std::begin will call the container's begin function. It seems to me then that there isn't a point in using vect.begin() anymore and std::begin(vect) should be used instead for consistency. Is there any reason not to prefer these (aside from compiling in older standard versions)?
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1I'd suggest `using std::begin; using std::end; begin(vect);`. – T.C. Oct 05 '14 at 13:04
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No, no reason at all. Prefer free functions over member functions. – Richard Hodges Oct 05 '14 at 13:11
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I prefer `std::begin` and `std::end` for sexy codenz – Oct 05 '14 at 13:21