Comment by hashkitly

I’m a staff-level FE for 8 yrs. My workflow since 2024:

1. Exploration: LLM first, docs second—cuts discovery time by ~3×.

2. Boilerplate: AI generates, I refactor on the spot; never merged blindly.

3. CR: bot leaves a first-pass checklist, humans focus on architecture.

4. Legacy spelunking: 200k-context summary + mermaid call-graph.

5. Rule of three: AI writes glue, I write core, tests cover both.

Result: 30-40% more features shipped per quarter without quality drop.