I've used several IDEs and created several default projects. Upon creation, I'll find folder structures created for me. Sometimes I'll see a Resources folder, sometimes an Assets folder, and sometimes both. Is there actually a (standard) difference?
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Most of the time I would consider them synonyms. They both serve as valid places to store non-source code items.
When both appear in the same project, the only difference I can come up with
- Resource - Configuration files, something that has code or markup in it
- Asset - Images, video, other things that aren't code, markup, or configuration. Think very static
I will say though that the difference is minor and outside of a few circumstances they should be considered synonyms.
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1In Unity custom C# scripts is in an assets folder if I'm not mistaking. So the difference depend on who you're asking. – vallentin Nov 13 '16 at 23:55
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Resource can be also raw materials... – Yousha Aleayoub Sep 24 '21 at 19:39
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It's a just a difference in terminology. In this context assets are the non-source code resources you use in your solution.
We follow a /res/ name convention, which typically stores javascript, css, images, and more. Javascript and CSS are source code resources, so assets is more concerned with media (images, video, documents) etc. a subset of resources, if you will.
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1What about in the context of a video game? You might attach an image to a "GameComponent" as a Sprite. Now, it's being used in your solution, but it's still static content. What should it be called? – Olson.dev Aug 11 '11 at 23:59
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I found the php framework -- Laravel use resources folder as front-end folder. assets as subsets of resources to store the source code of js and css.
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