Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks

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Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks
Film poster
Directed byLerone D. Wilson
Release date
  • November 7, 2005 (2005-11-07)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks is a 2005 documentary film about the development of Fog Creek Copilot, a remote assistance software tool. Conceptualization of the film began when Fog Creek Software CEO Joel Spolsky announced on his blog that he was seeking a filmmaker to document the development of the product, then called Project Aardvark.[1][2]

On May 3, 2005, it was announced that Lerone D. Wilson of Boondoggle Films would direct the film, and principal photography commenced shortly afterward.[3][4] The film was released November 7, 2005 on DVD,[5] and sold over 2,500 copies within the first few days of release.[6] Later, Aardvark'd became a launch title for Google Videos Google Video Store paid download service.[7][8] It is now also available on YouTube.[9]

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Reception[edit]

Aardvark'd received mixed reviews from the tech press, the most consistent criticism being that the film didn't delve deep enough into the "nuts and bolts" of programming and software design.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Spolsky, Joel (2005-03-23). "Documentary Filmmaker Wanted". Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  2. ^ "Five Easy Ways to Fail". November 2007.
  3. ^ Spolsky, Joel (2005-05-03). "News". Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  4. ^ "Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks (Feature Film 2005)". ProductionBeast App.
  5. ^ "Aardvark'd DVD Goes on Sale". 7 November 2005.
  6. ^ Borland, John (2005-12-02). "Film documents software creation, the fun way". Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  7. ^ Raman, Sanjay (2006-01-09). "A new year for Google Video". Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  8. ^ Mayberry, Carly (July 5, 2006). "Sundance Channel titles gets Googled". Reuters. In January [2006], Google launched Google Video with two feature-length films: ... Waterborne and Lerone Wilson's docu Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks With Geeks.
  9. ^ Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks With Geeks" on YouTube 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2023-09-08
  10. ^ "Benjamin Pollack: Geek of the Week - Simple Talk". 6 May 2011.
  11. ^ Hedlund, Marc (2005-12-07). "A Review of "Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks"". Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  12. ^ Blodgett, Matt (2007-03-20). "Aardvark'd". Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  13. ^ "Aardvark'd Review". 2005-12-04. Archived from the original on 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  14. ^ "Aardvarked - developer.* Blogs". 23 December 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010.
  15. ^ "Musings of a Software Development Manager - Mini-Review: Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks With Geeks". edgibbs.com.
  16. ^ "Shedding Some Light: Aardvark'd - 12 Weeks With Geeks". rickschummer.com.
  17. ^ "Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks".

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