Tom Johnson

New post: "Using long-token contexts to quality check an entire API doc set." One of the advantages of recent Gen AI updates is the massive token input context. ... Read more: idbwrtng.com/long-token-con… #ai #technicalwriting #documentation #ai

New podcast: "Uncovering and communicating the value of your tech comm teams' work, with Keren Brown" Listen here: idbwrtng.com/value-techcomm… #documentation #ai #techcomm #zoominsoftware #technicalwriting

New post: What should your documentation metrics look like? Q&A with Zoomin about their 2024 Technical Content Benchmark Report (Sponsored) Read more: idbwrtng.com/benchmark-repo… #techcomm #technicalwriting

New post: "AI is accelerating my technical writing output, and other observations." AI is accelerating my technical writing output, making me about twice as productive as before.  Read more: idbwrtng.com/ai-is-accelera… #techcomm #ai #technicalwriting #documentation

New post: "Integrating AI with your content delivery platform and documentation: Zoomin Q&A with Keren Brown." Read more: idbwrtng.com/zoomin-ai-inte… #ai #api #documentation #techcomm #technicalwriting @ZoominSoftware

Podcast -- New API documentation course at UW, with Bob Watson. In this podcast, I chat with Bob about an upcoming API documentation course he'll be teaching at the University of Washington. Listen here: idbwrtng.com/api-documentat… #api #ai #technicalwriting

New post: My 2024 technical writing trends and predictions idbwrtng.com/2024-tech-comm… #techcomm #technicalwriting #ai #api

Etto, a new AI co-pilot for Heretto — Q&A with Casey Jordan (Sponsored post). Etto is a new AI copilot from Heretto designed to help content authors harness the power of structured content more easily. #techcomm #ai @helloheretto Read more: idbwrtng.com/heretto-etto-q…

New post (and podcast): 30+ ways I’m using AI in everyday writing life as a technical writer, blogger, and curious human. Read more: idbwrtng.com/all-the-ways-i… #ai #technicalwriting #documentation #apidocumentation #techcomm #writing #podcasts #apidocs

Podcast: Tech writing and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, with Dan Grabski Listen here: idbwrtng.com/zen-motorcycle… #podcast #techcomm #apidocs #documentation #technicalwriting #quality #contentcreation

New post: Notes for Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality idbwrtng.com/building-the-c… #cycling #urbandesign

New post: "My experience trying to write original, full-length human-sounding articles using Claude AI." By going paragraph-by-paragraph, you can direct the AI while seemingly maintaining your own voice and ideas. Read more: idbwrtng.com/writing-full-l… #writing #ai #creativity

New post: "Embracing professional redefinition" If AI transforms the tech writing field, as many think it will, we'll face a choice of either resisting change and skirting with obsolescence, or reinventing our professional identity. Read more idbwrtng.com/embracing-prof… #ai #techcomm

New post: "Alphadoc: Build API documentation that tells your API's story" Alphadoc is a new tool for publishing API documentation. In this post, the cofounder tells the story behind Alphadoc and what makes it unique from other tools. idbwrtng.com/alphadoc @alphadoc_io #ai #api

New post: Claude versus ChatGPT -- and a few thoughts on using AI chatbots on an Alaskan cruise idbwrtng.com/claude-vs-chat… #claude #chatgpt #ai #techcomm

New post: "Using AI for summaries." Providing summaries of content is one of the most useful and powerful capabilities of AI chatbots ... Read more: idbwrtng.com/use-ai-for-sum… #techcomm #technicalwriting #ai #documentation

New post: Using AI for glossary definitions Compiling and maintaining glossaries can be time consuming. Can AI tools help with glossaries? Just as AIs are good at creating summaries, providing definitions might be one of AI's strengths. idbwrtng.com/use-ai-glossar… #ai #techcomm

New post: "Using AI for comparison tasks with API responses" comparing two sets of information to identify inconsistencies in API responses can be tedious ... Read more: idbwrtng.com/aicomparison #techcomm #technicalwriting #ai #apidocumentation

New post: "Using AI For thematic analysis" - You can use AI for thematic analysis, which might involve identifying, analyzing, and reporting patterns (themes) within qualitative data. Read more: idbwrtng.com/api-thematic-a… #ai #documentation #analysis #technicalwriting #techcomm

New post: "Using AI tools to build, stage, and publish API reference docs" - At the core of API documentation work is the building, staging, and publishing of API reference content. Read more: idbwrtng.com/ai-scripts-bui… #ai #apidocs #techcomm #technicalwriting