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]
Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks
Film poster
Directed by
Lerone D. Wilson
Release date
November 7, 2005 (2005-11-07)
Running time
80 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
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][10][11]
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.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
References
^Spolsky, Joel (2005-03-23). "Documentary Filmmaker Wanted". from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
^Borland, John (2005-12-02). "Film documents software creation, the fun way". Retrieved 2011-04-22.
^Raman, Sanjay (2006-01-09). "A new year for Google Video". Retrieved 2011-04-22.
^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 2011-04-18. Retrieved 2013-08-23
^Boondoggle (1 February 2010). "Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks With Geeks - Trailer" – via YouTube.
^Boondoggle (1 March 2010). "Scene from "Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks"" – via YouTube.
^"Benjamin Pollack: Geek of the Week - Simple Talk". 6 May 2011.
^Hedlund, Marc (2005-12-07). "A Review of "Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks"". Retrieved 2011-04-22.
^Blodgett, Matt (2007-03-20). "Aardvark'd". Retrieved 2011-04-22.
^. 2005-12-04. Archived from the original on 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
^. 23 December 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 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.
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