Mansoorkhan
New member
Hi everyone,
I’ve been diving into web development recently and wanted to share how AI tools have been a game-changer for creating my latest project. I built a soil calculator tool for gardeners and landscapers to estimate soil volume and costs for their projects. The process was both challenging and rewarding, and AI played a big role in making it happen.
I used AI-powered coding assistants like GitHub Copilot to speed up writing clean JavaScript for the calculator’s logic. It helped me debug tricky parts, like handling unit conversions (cubic yards to cubic feet, etc.), which saved hours of trial and error. For the UI, I leaned on AI design tools like Figma’s AI plugins to prototype a user-friendly layout quickly, even though I’m not a design pro.
One cool thing I learned: AI can help optimize your site for SEO too. I used an AI content tool to brainstorm keyword ideas around “soil calculation” and “gardening tools,” which gave me a head start on ranking.
If you’re curious, you can check out the tool here: https://soilcalculator.xyz/. It’s still a work in progress, but I’d love feedback from this community, especially on the UX or any bugs you spot!
Has anyone else used AI tools for coding or designing niche web apps? What’s been your experience, and any must-have tools you’d recommend?
Looking forward to the discussion!
I’ve been diving into web development recently and wanted to share how AI tools have been a game-changer for creating my latest project. I built a soil calculator tool for gardeners and landscapers to estimate soil volume and costs for their projects. The process was both challenging and rewarding, and AI played a big role in making it happen.
I used AI-powered coding assistants like GitHub Copilot to speed up writing clean JavaScript for the calculator’s logic. It helped me debug tricky parts, like handling unit conversions (cubic yards to cubic feet, etc.), which saved hours of trial and error. For the UI, I leaned on AI design tools like Figma’s AI plugins to prototype a user-friendly layout quickly, even though I’m not a design pro.
One cool thing I learned: AI can help optimize your site for SEO too. I used an AI content tool to brainstorm keyword ideas around “soil calculation” and “gardening tools,” which gave me a head start on ranking.
If you’re curious, you can check out the tool here: https://soilcalculator.xyz/. It’s still a work in progress, but I’d love feedback from this community, especially on the UX or any bugs you spot!
Has anyone else used AI tools for coding or designing niche web apps? What’s been your experience, and any must-have tools you’d recommend?
Looking forward to the discussion!