Dots vs Slashes

Developers should learn about dots because they are ubiquitous in coding, appearing in file paths (e meets developers should learn about slashes because they are ubiquitous in programming for tasks like file path handling (e. Here's our take.

Dots

Nice Pick

Developers should learn about dots because they are ubiquitous in coding, appearing in file paths (e

Pros

• g
• Related to: regular-expressions, file-systems

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Slashes

Developers should learn about slashes because they are ubiquitous in programming for tasks like file path handling (e

Pros

• g
• Related to: file-paths, string-escape-sequences

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Dots if: You want g and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Slashes if: You prioritize g over what Dots offers.

The Bottom Line

Dots wins

Developers should learn about dots because they are ubiquitous in coding, appearing in file paths (e