When to use a Array() over Generic.Lists in .NET

Question

when is it appropriate to use an array over a Generic List(of T) in .NET

I have struggled to see any benefit an array provides over the Generic List but get the feeling I may be missing something. Performance is one thing that struck me as one potential bottleneck ?

Thanks

Answer 1

When you are using a fixed number of a given type of object there's no point in taking the small performance hit associated with the List class as you won't use any of its features.