Knowing what's happening in the team and personally reviewing parts of the code for best practices are very different things. Are the other team members happy? Does development seem to go smoothly, quickly and without constantly breaking? Does the team struggle to upgrade or refactor things? At some level you have to start trusting that the people working know what they're doing, and help guide from a higher level so they understand how to make the right tradeoffs for the business.
One that trusts the team?
Knowing what's happening in the team and personally reviewing parts of the code for best practices are very different things. Are the other team members happy? Does development seem to go smoothly, quickly and without constantly breaking? Does the team struggle to upgrade or refactor things? At some level you have to start trusting that the people working know what they're doing, and help guide from a higher level so they understand how to make the right tradeoffs for the business.