• Doesn't matter.

    SQL is a declarative language, you tell SQL what you want and it figures out how to get that. Part of that figuring out is picking a good join order based on the data distribution and volume, not based on the order you specify them in the FROM clause.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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