On using intermediate variables > "On one hand, that’s more verbose than piping. On the other hand, the variable names describe what is going on – which can be

On using intermediate variables > "On one hand, that’s more verbose than piping. On the other hand, the variable names describe what is going on – which can be useful if a step is complicated." If the only downside is that it's a little verbose then I still don't see the benefit of having pipes.