Tom Johnson
Tom Johnson is a technical writer and blogger who runs the industry-standard blog I’d Rather Be Writing and manages a comprehensive free course on API documentation, focusing on AI integration and Docs-as-Code.
Last updated 13 Nov 2026 · Named in 25 answers across 5 engines
Bing AI Mode starts a separate baseline. Copilot remains a separate public engine and keeps its history; changes across the switch are not like-for-like growth.
How AI engines see them
ChatGPT, Copilot, Google AI Mode and Perplexity agree he writes the I'd Rather Be Writing blog and is known for API documentation, with ChatGPT, Copilot and Perplexity also naming docs as code. ChatGPT, Copilot and Perplexity place him at Google, and Copilot and Perplexity add earlier work at Amazon. Google AI Mode adds his writing on AI in technical communication. Gemini returned an error message and does not name him. The pages cited most are idratherbewriting.com, followed by linkedin.com and document360.com.
- ChatGPTNot named
ChatGPT describes the technical writer behind I'd Rather Be Writing, now a Senior Technical Writer at Google, focused on API documentation, docs as code and information architecture.
Known for- API documentation course
- docs as code practices
- information architecture for documentation
- GeminiNot named
No description yet.
- Google AI ModeNot named
Google AI Mode describes the author of the I'd Rather Be Writing blog, who created a free API documentation course and writes about AI in technical communication.
Known for- free API documentation course
- writing about AI in tech comm
- PerplexityNot named
Perplexity says he writes the I'd Rather Be Writing blog, maintains a free API documentation course and works as a technical writer at Google in the Seattle area.
Known for- API documentation and docs as code
- free Documenting APIs course
- Bing AI ModeNot named
No description yet.
- CopilotNot named
Copilot says he blogs at I'd Rather Be Writing, built an API documentation course and held senior technical writing roles at Amazon and Google.
Known for- API documentation and docs as code
- I'd Rather Be Writing blog
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