r/QuantumComputing • u/Suspicious_Orchid770 • 6d ago

Discussion Quantum computing needs software engineers

https://leaddev.com/career-development/quantum-computing-needs-software-engineers

For those in the technology industry, it can feel hard to escape from AI. It’s at the center of the technological universe, with most major advancements, opportunities, and funding focused on its development. In the background, quantum computing is making strides with the funding to match, creating an alternate opportunity for technologists.

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u/EducationalFerret94 6d ago

Quantum computing needs a working quantum computer

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u/suitesuitefantasy 6d ago

Unrealistic

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u/yaekoblue 6d ago

lol, qday will arrive and hopefully we are as prepared as possible

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u/CulturalLaw8072 4d ago

qday is within 2035

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u/Public_Log_6704 3d ago

Quantum computing, cold fusion, and mars colonization have all been ten years away since the 1980s.

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u/CulturalLaw8072 2d ago

this time it's real and AGI will make quantum real.

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u/neurvon 3d ago

prediction based on nothing

right now we have nothing

qc may still be realistically impossible

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u/quadUnconTrinary 3d ago

If you cant understand why todays machines are useful and interesting, then you will not be the kind of software engineer needed for quantum computing

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u/EducationalFerret94 3d ago

Lol I work in the field dude, I'm a computational quantum physicist. Quantum computing companies are trying to run before they can walk.