Which SQL query is faster? Filter on Join criteria or Where clause?

Question

Compare these 2 queries. Is it faster to put the filter on the join criteria or in the WHERE clause. I have always felt that it is faster on the join criteria b

Answer 1

It is really unlikely that the placement of this join will be the deciding factor for performance. I am not intimately familiar with the execution planning for tsql, but it's likely that they will be optimized automatically to similar plans.