Transact-SQL shorthand join syntax?

Question

I have noticed a few times when working on legacy code, that you can do left and right outer joins in sql by using the

=*

as kind of short

Answer 1

The =* and *= are not complaint with current SQL standards, I believe these operators will be deprecated soon you should always use the standard join syntax. The other operators that you mention are confusing and need to go away, I cringe when I see these in database objects.