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Root relative paths and Subfolders

why use root relative paths "/" instead of "../../" it does the same action?

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Nick Rocha
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Nick Rocha
Nick Rocha
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root relative paths are best practice because it identifies the name of the path rather than using a short hand method (../). It will also better document your code when other people are trying to understand what you created.