Why is DataTable faster than DataReader

Question

So we have had a heated debate at work as to which DataAccess route to take: DataTable or DataReader.

DISCLAIMER I am on the DataReader side and the

Answer 1

I don't think it will account for all the difference, but try something like this to eliminate some of the extra variables and function calls:

using (SqlDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader())
{
    while (reader.Read())
    {
        artifactList.Add(new ArtifactString
        {
            FormNumber = reader["FormNumber"].ToString(),
            //etc
        });
     }
}