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and because junior devs are going extinct, I am apparently also supposed to just shrivel up and die, I guess. I can't convince my bosses that avoiding new code being written (they want us all in on low-code/no-code platforms) because junior devs straight up don't know how to code anymore is a ticking time bomb.
If they don't have the critical thinking skills to understand one screenful of code, how do they think they'll actually fare when the same logic is split between 50 projects running in different environments, with undocumented tight coupling and no tool that can understand all of it at once (like an lsp server for code) with each line being on a different page hidden behind 30 mouse clicks?
Training juniors as if nothing happened will not provide you but the economy with seniors. You don't own people.
Pay your seniors then. Changing jobs is a hassle. No one will do it if they are happy with their current job. Give them also work from home, so not even moving due to a partner will make the senior change jobs.