Is it better to use Enumerable.Empty() as opposed to new List() to initialize an IEnumerable?

Question

Suppose you have a class Person :

public class Person
{
   public string Name { get; set;}
   public IEnumerable Roles {get; set;}
}
         


        

Answer 1

I think Enumerable.Empty is better because it is more explicit: your code clearly indicates your intentions. It might also be a bit more efficient, but that's only a secondary advantage.