Arrays, what’s their point. Dito.
When I first saw the post on Reddit, I found the reaction harsh (I still think the original poster meant “why use arrays instead of lists”).
As with Erlang, in Java arrays get in the way of readability. I understand arrays and the different usages, but I still prefer a List which is inifinitely more usable.
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