How I Use AI Tools in My Daily Workflow
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A senior developer shares an honest, practical account of how AI coding tools fit into daily work in 2026. Claude, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot are used for boilerplate generation, code explanation, test writing, and regex — but avoided for architecture decisions, security-sensitive code, and anything requiring deep domain context. The workflow is roughly 30-40% AI-assisted, with the developer retaining full ownership of planning, business logic, and critical review. A key observation: AI tools shift work from writing to reviewing, increasing cognitive load in a new way.
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