SharePoint Custom JS file Best Practice

Question

I made a custom master page. I also made a custom CSS file, which I uploaded to \"Style Library\". I link to this CSS file by:

Answer 1

You can store JS files in the _layouts folder, but storing them in the Style Library gives you workflow/change history for free.

If you keep your JS files in the Style Library you can reference them in your MasterPage using the ~sitecollection token by using the tag, like so: