That particular function happens to be the foundation of this entire series. Understanding what it does and why it matters is vital to understanding this series, and arguably, vital to understanding how many modern JavaScript applications are put together. Further, it’s vital to understanding how ANY JavaScript application (arguably any app in any language with functions) can be radically simplified.
It’s a little too easy to dismiss unfamiliar things without giving them a chance, but in this case, that would be a huge mistake. The `pipe()` function is the reverse of the `compose()` function, and function composition is essential to the craft of software development in general, but particularly important in functional-capable languages like JavaScript.
As the introduction stated, this article is part of a larger series… quite a few posts deep at this point. Previous articles explain the `pipe()` function in detail.
If you’re confused by this post, you should probably start over at the beginning.
