Ben Perlmutter
Generative AI Engineer & Tech Writer
Hi! I'm a generative AI engineer and technical writer. I work at the intersection of content and code.
Core Competencies
Generative AI
Cloud Computing
Learning Quickly
Technical Writing
Technologies
I have experience with the following languages, frameworks, and technologies.
AWS
Dart
Electron
Firebase
Flutter
GraphQL
JavaScript
Kotlin
Kubernetes
MongoDB
OpenAI APIs
PostgreSQL
Python
React
Realm
TypeScript
Webflow
Wordpress
Projects
MongoDB Docs AI Chatbot
Chat with the MongoDB documentation with a generative AI chatbot
WTD Presentation
Presentation about tested code examples in technical documentation
Recent Ramblings
MongoDB Podcast: Building the MongoDB Docs AI Chatbot
November 20th, 2023I went on the MongoDB podcast to talk about the MongoDB Docs AI Chatbot.
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Taking RAG to Production with the MongoDB Documentation AI Chatbot
November 14th, 2023An overview of how we built the MongoDB docs AI chatbot
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LangChain as Docs for the LLM Ecosystem
June 25th, 2023And why ~I don't care for~ have mixed opinions on their libraries
generative-ai
Output Raw Markdown with ChatGPT
May 26th, 2023How you can use ChatGPT to output raw, unformatted Markdown
generative-ai
ESLint Documentation Update Project
December 20th, 2022Over the past couple of months I've been working on updating the technical documentation for ESLint, the JavaScript linter.
Unit Test the Docs - Write the Docs Portland '22
June 1st, 2022Conference talk about adding unit-tested code examples to documentation. Presented at Write The Docs Portland 2022.
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aCasa Medium-Term Home Rentals
August 12th, 2020aCasa is a platform for medium term furnished rentals. It's designed for when you're staying somewhere than a month, but you're not ready (or able) to find a real lease.
Listings contain relevant info for medium-term stays that'd be less relevant for a short stay like WiFi speed, if there are roommates, LGBTQ+ friendliness and more.
StarTrader: The galatic starship trading platform
August 1st, 2020StarTrader is a full stack starship trading application for the Star Wars universe. Users can buy and sell their favorite starships from Star Wars. You can buy the Millennium Falcon from Han Solo, the Death Star from Admiral Tarkin, and more!
My Technology Wishlist
July 19th, 2020My single favorite thing about software development is the constant learning. And unlike many domains, most all of that learning is applied. (something I talk more about here)
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An Overview of ben.perlmutter.io
July 4th, 2020A blog post written back in July 2020 about this website, when it was built with Jekyll. It's since been moved to a Gatsby/Contentful build...a subject for a future blog post.
None of the information in the post is currently accurate, besides some of the CSS styling, which was directly ported over from the Jekyll site.
RappaMappa: Full-Stack MERN App
June 16th, 2020RappaMappa is a fullstack MERN app that lets the user explore where rappers have come from and access information about the artist.
Users can visually explore the map, which features 581 artists, and search for artists with the integrated search box.
Tappdin: My First Full-Stack App
May 24th, 2020Tappdin is a beer tracking app modeled on Untappd. It allows users to create accounts, post and delete checkins of beers, view the checkins of other users, and discover new beers.
If I Were to Do It Again, Part I: Learn the basics without spending a dime
April 26th, 2020I am now about 8 months into learning software development, and it’s been 4 months since I started studying full time, and 2 months since I started the App Academy online bootcamp.
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Why I'm Becoming a Software Developer
April 20th, 2020I can put an exact date on when I decided I wanted to become a software developer. It was the night before my 25th birthday, November 1, 2019.
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