Use of next() in middlewares

[rotexhawk]

Why are you calling next() before anything else in your middlewares? Doesn't it pass the action to the next middlware. So I guess I am confused because the typical pattern is to do whatever operation needed and then pass it to the next middleware. This seems to be reversed.

Can you please explain this? A person asked something similar in the talk but I didn't fully understand your reasoning.

[busysumm3r]

Here is the answer earlier in the talk https://youtu.be/JUuic7mEs-s?t=1537