The arguments for “process everything” don’t pass mustard, you’re not comparing the same thing. > Chaining nudges you toward “process everything,” even when th

The arguments for “process everything” don’t pass mustard, you’re not comparing the same thing. > Chaining nudges you toward “process everything,” even when that’s not what you meant to do. const firstActiveUser = users .filter(user => user.active) .map(user => user.name)[0]; > This filters the entire array, maps the result, and then grabs one item. > When what you actually wanted was: const user = users.find(user => user.active); const name = user?.name; Then if that’s what you wanted, do that! const name = users.find(user => user.active)?.name The fact that you processed everything in the first example was entirely your choice, it has nothing to do with chaining.