title: Is it faster to filter tables in programming or in database?
body: <p>Is it currently worth it to use filters and operations inside SQL language? i have been working lately with heavy tables and it just seems faster to bring the whole table and use any tool the current programming language has to do whatever i need with the table.</p>
  
  <p>While i understand it should come to the machine running the program, arent most machines currently capable of outperforming the processing of a query with just table variable tweaking? or is it just a lucky shot i had been having better results this way?</p>