database sort vs. programmatic java sort

Question

I want to get data from the database (MySQL) by JPA, I want it sorted by some column value.

So, what is the best practice, to:

• Retrieve the data from t

Answer 1

I'm almost positive that it will be faster to allow the Database to sort it. There's engineers who spend a lot of time perfecting and optimizing their search algorithms, whereas you'll have to implement your own sorting algorithm which might add a few more computations.