Multiple Table Select vs. JOIN (performance)

Question

When selecting from multiple tables in MySQL, both of the following queries return the same result set.

Is one of these queries better or more efficient tha

Answer 1

They are the same, but with a different syntax. So you shouldn't expect any performance difference between the two syntaxes. However the the last syntax(ANS SQL-92 syntax) is the recommended, see these for more details:

• Bad habits to kick : using old-style JOINs.
• SQL JOIN: is there a difference between USING, ON or WHERE?