Fair enough. I personally consider compound operators (asymmetrical) to be pretty risky (the do, indeed, depend on background), and I like '->' because it has

Fair enough. I personally consider compound operators (asymmetrical) to be pretty risky (the do, indeed, depend on background), and I like '->' because it has a clear meaning outside of programming. But you're right, this is a bikeshed. I'd prefer either version of the pipeline operator to bind.