8 Claude Code workflows I run daily as a working developer — what each one replaced

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I have been using Claude Code as my primary AI coding tool for 6 months. The most useful exercise I did was sit down and write out the 8 workflows that actually moved my productivity, plus what each one replaced from my pre-Claude routine. Sharing in case it is useful to anyone trying to figure out where Claude Code earns its keep vs where it is just adding noise. The pattern that emerged: Claude Code wins where the work is "spec a behavior, get the implementation". It loses where the work is "t