Merlin Mission Manager

Within these castle walls be forged Mavens of Computer Science ...

— Merlin, The Coder

Eugene F. Kranz at his console at the NASA Mission Control Center

Prerequisites

• W1002 The Client, the Server, and the Shell
• W1004 Emacs

Introduction

The Merlin Mission Manager is your personal control center to Merlin's Challenge Evaluation System. Challenge's provide both you and your guide with objective evidence of your skill level as you develop expertise in a particular topic. As such, Missions serve both to provide you with valuable feedback as you are developing your skills and as a demonstration of mastery.

Missions

At various points along your pathway you'll be asked to complete one or more Missions. Missions provide a logical grouping of one or more challenges, generally about a particular subject area or, alternatively, a summary of multiple topics. Just as wiki experiences are labelled using the Wnnnn scheme, Missions follow similar rules. Missions will always begin with Mnnnn where the nnnn of the Mission usually matches the nnnn of the wiki. Missions also have a two digit suffix, ss. Lower-numbered suffixes generally assist you with skill development, while higher-numbered suffixes provide demonstration of mastery.