A |> B |> C second_param Is the same as: C(B(A()), second_param) It's much more powerful than that because you can create chains of functions that pipe t

A |> B |> C second_param Is the same as: C(B(A()), second_param) It's much more powerful than that because you can create chains of functions that pipe their output i.e. Some_data |> fetch_reports |> email_users |> setup_notifications |> IO.inspect |> affirm_elixir_pipes It's 100% not the same as dot or arrow! IO.inspect allows you to print details of any data being passed but also returns the first argument passed. Hope this is a clear explanation of what is happening.