Let's become a 10x developer by using ChatGPT as virtual assistance.
Tags: programming, tutorial, productivity, beginners
Published: 2023-03-17 16:04:43

> ChatGPT is a name that everyone knows. People use it to generate content, creative ideas, and analyze data to gain insights and much more. But as a developer, how can we use this awesome tool to become highly productive developers (10x developers)?

## Here are 10 ways we can use ChatGPT as a developer:


1. **ChatGPT's first search**: Instead of using Google, Stack Overflow, and GitHub, we can use ChatGPT to get exactly what we asked for.

2. **Generate regex**: Regex can be really hard to build on our own, but here comes the magic of ChatGPT. Trust me, it's really good at generating regex from simple to hard levels.

3. **Resolve queries**: Sometimes it's hard to understand client queries just by reading them. We may not know what the client wants us to build and how they want the user experience to be. With ChatGPT, we can easily simplify those queries and even ask ChatGPT to explain our role in solving the query.
 
4. **Code snippets**: We can use it to generate code snippets for us that are not too complex so we can focus on the bigger problem.

5. **Break down complex problems into small chunks**: When your manager asks you to integrate chat into an application, it can seem really hard at first. But when you break it down into small chunks, it surprisingly becomes really easy for you to build it. However, it's a time-consuming process, and here, ChatGPT can assist you like a hero.

6. **Translate**: If you have loads of code already written in a specific language (let's assume JavaScript) but now you want to try TypeScript, you can use ChatGPT to convert your whole JavaScript-based project code into TypeScript and add types wherever possible to make your code robust and maintainable. It can be a really long and time-consuming process, but by using ChatGPT, you can cut this time by 75%.

7. **Understand someone's code**: It's a nightmare for developers to read and understand other developer's code, even if it's maintainable and well-written. It's not easy to read someone's code. So, you can use ChatGPT to explain each line of code to you in simple words and easy-to-understand manner.

8. **Refactor**: Let's face it, many times we are in a hurry and write spaghetti code to make the feature work. But later, we regret it when it's time to give our code to seniors or clients. When they review it, the results may not be good. But no problem, now you have a really intelligent friend available 24/7 to help you refactor your spaghetti code and make it optimized, readable, and maintainable.

9. **Learning**: As a developer with 3 years of experience in the industry, I can certainly say that lifelong learning is something we can't avoid. If we avoid this, the industry will avoid us. But at the same time, it's hard to understand all the important concepts and technologies. Thanks to OpenAI, you can use ChatGPT to understand really complex concepts in simple words and step-by-step practical guides.

10. **Testing**: I'm really lazy when it comes to testing my code, and maybe you are too. But no problem, let ChatGPT do it for you. Trust me, it's awesome at it.

> Mark my words, AI won't replace you, but the person using it can definitely excel.