title: What are the advantages/disadvantages of Generic List (Of Type) and Collections
body: <p>As the questions says I have always believed that a strongly typed list is a better appraoch that using collections. However after discussions with a colleague today I was wanting to have a better answer than "because I like them" Can anyone explain a) the major differences and the benefits/disadvantages of each approach.</p>
  
  <p>Edit: Similar to <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/495591/what-advantage-do-you-get-with-a-collection-over-listof-t-in-net-2-0/495626#495626">What advantage do you get with a collection over List(Of T) in .NET 2.0+</a></p>