The latest articles on DEV Community by Andreas Gordolarz (@andreasgordolarz). https://dev.to/andreasgordolarz https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4023382%2F64d79d12-0759-4c32-bdd8-c4eee695c258.jpg https://dev.to/andreasgordolarz en Andreas Gordolarz Fri, 10 Jul 2026 02:57:17 +0000 https://dev.to/andreasgordolarz/how-ai-is-changing-shopify-development-for-the-better-1n6l https://dev.to/andreasgordolarz/how-ai-is-changing-shopify-development-for-the-better-1n6l <p>Over the past year, I've started using AI in almost every part of my Shopify workflow—not to replace coding, but to speed up repetitive tasks and focus on solving real problems.</p> <p>Here are a few things AI helps me with:</p> <p>Generating boilerplate code for Shopify apps<br> Debugging JavaScript and Liquid templates<br> Creating API request examples<br> Writing documentation<br> Brainstorming better UX ideas<br> Refactoring existing code</p> <p>One thing I've learned is that AI is great at accelerating development, but it's still the developer's responsibility to understand the code before shipping it.</p> <p>The biggest productivity gains don't come from asking AI to build an entire application—they come from using it as a pair programmer.</p> <p>I'm curious:</p> <p>How are you using AI in your daily development workflow?</p> <p>Has it actually made you faster, or do you spend more time fixing generated code?</p> <p>I'd love to hear different experiences from the community. 🚀</p> ai webdev programming productivity