As is always and obviously the case, the software development and DevOps space will surely undergo major changes in the coming year. Some of the upcoming changes have been catalyzed by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting shift to remote work, while some are long overdue. Of course, it's impossible to say with certainty whether any of the trends we anticipate will actually come to pass, but it's fun to indulge the analysts' version of a god complex.

Here are three major trends I anticipate for the software development space in 2021.

1. A codeless convergence: no-code, low-code, and business process management.
2 Code automation blasts off
3. WebOps platforms will create new roles for developers