| 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
[edit]- 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
[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.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
References
[edit]- ^ 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".
External links
[edit]- Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks at IMDb
- https://www.projectaardvark.com/movie/
- http://www.boondogglefilms.net/
- http://www.fogcreek.com/ Archived 2018-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.copilot.com/
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