Reflecting back on what I used AI for these past couple of months, I found that it really helps my development and learning experience that previously requires more time and effort.

One of the latest one is I used AI to create a mock data that will satisfy certain code. For example, if the code looks like the following, I will send the code to AI and create a json that will meet the condition.

var isEnabled = jsonObject["features"][0]["enabled"];

if (Convert.ToBoolean(isEnabled)) {
  ...
}

Another use case is when I need to find the original use case based on a certain code. Sometimes, the code was written years ago and no one knows why it is that way in the first place. With AI, I don't have to remember the git command. Coupled that with MCP server, it was able to find the ticket and summarize the original intention. This helps us to understand better on the reason for the code.

One use case that I used often is to convert a Linq statement to SQL, so I can execute it against the database. It got 80-90% there and it saves me a lot of time.

Outside of work, there are also some use cases that AI does well.

For example, I have a piece of cloth from IKEA, but not sure if it is machine washable. The icons don't have a word to accompany them and I'm not familiar on what they means, so I snapped a picture and have AI explained to me what those icons mean.

Also, I once snap a picture of my friend's dish, ask AI for the recipe and my friend said, it's pretty accurate.

Another case is when I was walking around the neighborhood and saw a house on sale. My friend pulled the brochure and wondering what's the square footage of the house since it is not listed in the brochure. Snapped a picture and AI was able to figure it out the location, the average price, and square footage.

One of the latest use case is I had a strange bathroom sink stopper configuration. Usually, it's just a pull rod, but mine has a wire. I searched online trying to find out what it is, but nothing comes up. Asked AI and it thinks I have a cable-driven stopper. Pretty nice.