Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks
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| Directed by | Lerone D. Wilson |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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]
Principal cast
- Joel Spolsky
- Dan Bricklin
- Paul Graham
- Steve Huffman
- Alexis Ohanian
- Aaron Swartz
- Benjamin Pollack[10]
- Yaron Guez[11]
- Tyler Griffin Hicks-Wright[12]
- Michael Lehenbauer[13]
Reception
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.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
References
- ^ Spolsky, Joel (March 23, 2005). "Documentary Filmmaker Wanted". Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- ^ "Five Easy Ways to Fail". November 2007.
- ^ Spolsky, Joel (May 3, 2005). "News". Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- ^ "Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks (Feature Film 2005)". ProductionBeast App.
- ^ "Aardvark'd DVD Goes on Sale". November 7, 2005.
- ^ Borland, John (December 2, 2005). "Film documents software creation, the fun way". Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- ^ Raman, Sanjay (January 9, 2006). "A new year for Google Video". Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks With Geeks" on YouTube 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2023-09-08
- ^ "Benjamin Pollack: Geek of the Week - Simple Talk". May 6, 2011.
- ^ Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks With Geeks" on YouTube 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2024-09-20
- ^ Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks With Geeks" on YouTube 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2024-09-20
- ^ Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks With Geeks" on YouTube 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2024-09-20
- ^ Hedlund, Marc (December 7, 2005). "A Review of "Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks"". Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- ^ Blodgett, Matt (March 20, 2007). "Aardvark'd". Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- ^ "Aardvark'd Review". December 4, 2005. Archived from the original on August 31, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- ^ "Aardvarked - developer.* Blogs". December 23, 2010. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010.
- ^ "Musings of a Software Development Manager - Mini-Review: Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks With Geeks". edgibbs.com.
- ^ "Shedding Some Light: Aardvark'd - 12 Weeks With Geeks". rickschummer.com.
- ^ "Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks".