Jan 5, 2026 7 min read

🐞 Micromanagement, Jevon's Paradox, Interviewing Data Engineers, Code Reviews, Large Systems, Intuition vs Anxiety: TMW #463

Happy new year! Meet CTO Craft members in a city near you in January - check our Mixer calendar

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Hello, hello, hello, and Happy New Year!

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