How I use Claude in my daily development work

I use Claude like a fast pair-programming partner. It's great at reading unfamiliar code, drafting boilerplate, writing migrations and explaining an error I've stared at for too long.

My habit is to give it context first: the files involved, the goal, and what must not change. Vague requests get vague results. Precise ones often save an hour.

I still decide the design and I still read every diff. The assistant speeds up the typing and the searching, not the responsibility.