ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[“SettingName”] vs Properties.Settings.Default.SettingName when should I use each?

Question

What should dictate when I should use the configurationManager.AppSettings or the strongly typed settings that visual studio generates? The strongly typed ones seem much more a

Answer 1

I'd advise that the loosely typed settings are older and really should only be used for backwards compatibility.

The strongly-typed settings are more robust as they are... strongly typed.