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Subject: Re: [RCR] Numeric#of
From: Harry Ohlsen <harryo@ p o a
Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 06:28:32 +0900
References: 101292 101322
In-reply-to: 101322

Kent Dahl wrote:


> 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".

What about

   them = 3.instances_of { Array.new }

It's certainly more verbose than "of", but I think it reads well and the 
user would understand precisely what to expect as the result.