There is no right or wrong programming paradigm.
In family tree, it's obvious to choose OOP instead of functional programing.
I have no idea how to implement this kind of data into functional programming.
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"Family Tree" Data Structure

Jul 21 '10 Comments: 3 Answers: 2

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I'm looking for a way to represent a family tree in PHP. This means that children will need to inherit from two (or more) parents.

Here are the requirements:

• 1, 2, or more parents
• Bonus points if I can attach metadata like a last name or relationship status

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