Emerging Trends

This chapter describes the emerging trends that are reshaping the landscape of continuous testing, quality, security, and feedback within software development. As technology evolves and the pace of digital transformation accelerates, organizations encounter new challenges and opportunities that demand innovative responses. This chapter will explore how changes in adoption rates, the integration of advanced frameworks, and the rise of new methodologies such as observability, value stream management, platform engineering, and artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) are influencing these areas. These trends are not just reshaping tools and processes but also redefining how teams collaborate and deliver value.

The chapter is structured to provide a comprehensive overview of these developments across five key areas – macro trends in DevOps, DevSecOps, and SRE; testability and observability; platform engineering; value stream management; and AI/ML. Each...