In conjunction with PHP Magazine, Aaron Wormus will be starting a weekly summary of the week's events - the PHP Barnstormer.

Barnstormers are those who dare to live on the cutting edge of development. They push the tools we are given to the limit and in doing so not only continually challenge themselves, but through their "creativity and showmanship", pave the way for those who follow. I salute you, the PHP Barnstormers, and to you I dedicate this column.

PHP development generally follows Michael Caine's elegant maxim: "Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath." With news updates, code snippets, and commentary, PHPBarnstormer offers a weekly glimpse into the often-hectic development cycle helping you to stay on the cutting edge of Web development.

This first column is a good start towards the reporting of the past week's events, and I look forward to see how it evolves...