Joel VanderWerf:
> Kalman Noel wrote:
>>> class Object
>>>   def with
>>>     yield self
>>>     self
>>>   end
>>> end
>
> See also the discussion of #then yesterday on ruby-talk. It's defined 
> exactly as the #with method above.

It seems that this pattern has been quite popular for some time already. 
It may be desirable for the list to try and agree on a great name for the
method. Anyone who implements it calls it differently: Object#then,
Object#with, Object#tap, Kernel#returning, Kernel#with, ...  Anyone with
arguments for or against certain names, or with a better name for the
method?

It seems to me that it's impossible to invent a useful name for this
method with the term »eigen« in it, so a discussion should be possible
without too much battle.

Kalman