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"function" will be gone soon enough - replaced (ok, augmented) in the next version of JS with "#" - so you'll be able to write: #(x) { x * x } instead of function(x){ return x * x; }

http://brendaneich.com/2011/01/harmony-of-my-dreams/ (He indicates that the function change will land in this ((very good)) podcast: http://www.aminutewithbrendan.com/pages/20110303)

Which would make it 3.times(#(i) { /* code */ }). That's not bad at all.

Gah, line noise. Imagine using that + jQuery:

3.times(#(){ $("#some_id").attr("href").hide(); });

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