Ara.T.Howard wrote:
> RCR - Numeric#of - an accumlative version of Numeric#times
> [...] 
> them = 3.of{ Array.new }

It also looks awfully terse. How about:

   them = 3.times_collect{ Array.new }

I think it reads better. "Three times, collect [result of] Array.new".

It is three characters longer than the (seemingly) equivalent:

   Array.new(3){Array.new}

but far more readable, and could assume another top-level container.

Just my 0.02 NOK.

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