Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks

Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks
Directed by Lerone D. Wilson
Release date(s) 2005 (2005)
Running time 80 min
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] On May 3, 2005 it was announced that Lerone D. Wilson of Boondoggle Films would direct the film, and principle photography commenced shortly afterward.[2] The film was released November 7, 2005 on DVD, and sold over 2,500 copies within the first few days of release.[3] Later, Aardvark'd became a launch title for Google Videos Google Video Store paid download service.[4]

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Principal cast

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.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ Spolsky, Joel (2005-03-23). "Documentary Filmmaker Wanted". http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/DocumentaryFilmmakerWante.html. Retrieved 2011-04-22. 
  2. ^ Spolsky, Joel (2005-05-03). "News". http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2005/05/03.html. Retrieved 2011-04-22. 
  3. ^ Borland, John (2005-12-02). "Film documents software creation, the fun way". http://news.cnet.com/Film-documents-software-creation,-the-fun-way/2100-1026_3-5980696.html. Retrieved 2011-04-22. 
  4. ^ Raman, Sanjay (2006-01-09). "A new year for Google Video". http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/01/new-year-for-google-video.html. Retrieved 2011-04-22. 
  5. ^ Hedlund, Marc (2005-12-07). "A Review of "Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks"". http://radar.oreilly.com/2005/12/a-review-of-aardvarkd-12-weeks.html. Retrieved 2011-04-22. 
  6. ^ Blodgett, Matt (2007-03-20). "Aardvark'd". http://www.mattblodgett.com/2007/03/aardvarkd.html. Retrieved 2011-04-22. 
  7. ^ "Aardvark'd Review". 2005-12-04. http://uncledirtae.com/blog/archives/2005/12/04/aardvarkd_review.php. Retrieved 2011-04-22. 

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