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pjmlp on Jan 7, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Exploring the new .NET “dotnet” CLI

Because it isn't the correct answer.

Many applications assume \ and deal with paths directly, instead of using the Windows APIs for path manipulation.

This means the moment your application gives a / to another application, there is a high probability that it will break, regardless of what the Windows API supports.

Even cmd doesn't handle / properly.

nolok on Jan 7, 2016 [–]

I know, you will notice I said above "the correct answer [...] gets down-voted", I was not suggesting using forward slash was the way to go.

You can take it as a side criticism of how things are turning sour on stackoverflow with "popular" being more valuable that "right", I guess.

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