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2026-07-27 09:46:30

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Text Highlight2026-07-27 13:07:30

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"then normalizes the resulting path."

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Wait, does it handle Windows backslashes too or just forward ones?

Text Highlight2026-07-27 12:58:30

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"then normalizes the resulting path."

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So basically it cleans up the slashes and dots for you, sweet.

Text Highlight2026-07-27 10:04:30

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"It can be accessed using:const path = require('node:path')"

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my brain always autocorrects this to 'node:path', still confused after years

Text Highlight2026-07-27 09:55:30

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"It can be accessed using:const path = require('node:path')"

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wait, why not just require('path')? is the node: prefix new?

Text Highlight2026-07-27 09:46:30

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"It can be accessed using:const path = require('node:path')"

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finally no more dealing with those slash issues manually

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