What is wrong with a transitive dependency?
问题 I have some transitive dependencies in my database design. I have been told by my superiors that these can cause bugs. I am finding it difficult to find resources that will tell me how having these dependencies will cause bugs. What kind of problems will they cause? I am not disputing the fact, just eager to learn what kind of problems they can cause. Edit for more details: From wikipedia : Transitive dependency A transitive dependency is an indirect functional dependency, one in which X→Z