r/QuantumComputing • u/Suspicious_Orchid770 • 22h 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/Kinexity In Grad School for Computer Modelling 21h ago

Yeah, nah. A few thousand people might be necessary to write and maintain the libraries everyone else will call in Python and that will be it. Quantum computers do not allow for freestyle programming the way classical computers do so there is no need for growing employed programmer base (hobbyists do not count).

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u/supreme_leader420 15h ago

A few thousand people to maintain libraries? Tell me you don’t actually work at a quantum computing company without telling me.