I use the llm as a glorified search engine. Instead of googling I ask it stuff.
Its fine for that but its a hit or miss. Often the output is garbage and its better to just use google.
I dont use it much to generate code, I ask it higher level questions more often. Like when I need a math formula.
My most common use is similar: when I'm working on problems in a somewhat unfamiliar domain finding out what their "terms of art" are. The chances that I've just come up with a completely new concept are pretty low so it's just a matter of helping me formulate my questions in the language of the existing body of knowledge.
You should go a step further and integrate search (tavili, searxng, etc) into your flow. You'll get better results, and you can refine sources and gradually build a scored list of trusted sources.
I dont use it much to generate code, I ask it higher level questions more often. Like when I need a math formula.