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The `next` function and a Closer Look at Middleware

4:45 with Andrew Chalkley and Joel Kraft

The `next` function is an important part of middleware. Learn why and when to use it.

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    First, next signals the end of middleware functions. 0:00
    Here's the state of the code we left off in the last video. 0:05
    I'll change the two functions to log strings again. 0:08
    The first one to log, Hello. 0:13
    And the second one will log, world. 0:21
    Let's see what happens when I remove next from the first function. 0:28

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