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 ref

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.