Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!snorkelwacker!apple!voder!procase!roger From: roger@procase.UUCP (Roger H. Scott) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++ Subject: Re: NIH ?? Message-ID: <171@logo.procase.UUCP> Date: 11 Jul 90 00:57:17 GMT References: <15163.26893032@levels.sait.edu.au> Reply-To: roger@procase.UUCP (Roger H. Scott) Organization: proCASE Corporation, Santa Clara, CA Lines: 9 In article <15163.26893032@levels.sait.edu.au> etac@levels.sait.edu.au writes: >what does NIH stand for and what are the NIH class libraries useful for? NIH stands for Not Invented Here. The library is called that because many people will refuse to use it due to that fact that it was Not Invented Here. It is useful as a litmus test of how strong the NIH-factor is at any given business or institution. :-}