"On any Unix-derived system, a path is an admirably simple thing: if it starts with a /, it’s a path. Not so on Windows." Then, the author goes on to explain t

"On any Unix-derived system, a path is an admirably simple thing: if it starts with a /, it’s a path. Not so on Windows." Then, the author goes on to explain that every path on Windows starts with "\\" instead. :)