<i>&gt; I would prefer a regular arrow</i><p>And I want it painted green ;-)<p><i>&gt; ... which doesn&#x27;t have an immediate meaning to my eyes.</i><p>It&#x27;s a matter of background. F#, Julia and Livescript have identical operators, likely among others.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;msdn.microsoft.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;library&#x2F;dd233229.aspx#Anchor_11" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;msdn.microsoft.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;library&#x2F;dd233229.aspx#Ancho...</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.julialang.org&#x2F;en&#x2F;release-0.4&#x2F;stdlib&#x2F;base&#x2F;?highlight=|%3E#Base.|%3E" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.julialang.org&#x2F;en&#x2F;release-0.4&#x2F;stdlib&#x2F;base&#x2F;?highli...</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;livescript.net&#x2F;#piping" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;livescript.net&#x2F;#piping</a>