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What is NIHCL? Where can I get it?

NIHCL stands for "National Institute of Health's Class Library." It can be acquired via anonymous ftp from [128.231.128.7] in the file pub/NIHCL/nihcl-3.0.tar.Z

NIHCL (some people pronounce it "N-I-H-C-L," others pronounce it like "nickel") is a C++ translation of the Smalltalk class library. There are some ways where NIHCL's use of dynamic typing helps (e.g., persistent objects). There are also places where its use of dynamic typing creates tension with the static typing of the C++ language.

See previous FAQs on Smalltalk for more information.

  • Reference and value semantics