Naturally this list only includes projects I’m allowed to talk about! For many projects I was not the only person who worked on it. Projects I worked on as part of my 20% time are labeled with 20%. The projects are ordered from most to least recent.

• I delighted users with some easter eggs in Docs. Try typing @tictactoe or @fourinarow! 20%

• I integrated generative AI into Docs!

  Many news outlets took note:

  • Forbes: Google Stock Jumps As It Puts Artificial Intelligence Into Google Docs
  • Fortune: GPT-4 debuts and Google beats Microsoft in race to add generative A.I. to consumer office tools
  • Reuters: Google unveils ‘magic wand’ to draft documents as AI race tightens
  • The Verge: Google announces AI features in Gmail, Docs, and more to rival Microsoft
  • USA Today: Google unveils new features for Docs, Gmail and more amid AI race
  • The Washington Post: Google is adding AI to its work apps. Here’s what that means.

• I worked on code blocks for Docs, including the Markdown support. The Verge took note: “Google’s making code formatting a breeze in Docs”.

• I made it possible to split table cells in Docs. 20%

• I implemented edit notifications for Docs. While working on the feature, I also implemented a UI for updating a document’s comment and edit notification settings directly from the emails using dynamic mail.

• I added Markdown autocorrection/substitution to Docs, Slides, and Drawings¹. 20%

  Several news outlets took note:

  • WIRED: “How to Use Markdown in Google Docs”
  • The Verge: ”# Google Docs is getting more Markdown support”
  • TechCrunch: “Google adds limited Markdown support to Google Docs”

  And tech Twitter definitely noticed.

• I enhanced the autocorrection/substitution capabilities of Docs, Slides, and Drawings, and followed up by adding en- and em-dash autocorrection/substitution. 20%

• I increased the width of comment threads in Docs. They were way too narrow and it was bothering me! 😅 20%

• I updated Drive sharing emails to show the file’s most recent thumbnail, owner, and edit when opening the emails, and implemented a UI for starring and unstarring the files directly from the emails, all using dynamic mail.

• I expanded link previews in Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawings to links in comment threads. Previously, they only appeared for links in the editor itself. 20%

• I simplified finding new or important comment threads in Docs. USA TODAY took note: “Google Docs upgrades comments feature to make collaboration easier”.

• In the Summer of 2019 I interned on the Sites team and enabled site viewers to provide feedback on published Sites.