<story><title>Quantum Algorithm Implementations for Beginners</title><url>https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.03719</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>hannob</author><text>The way this starts seems to tell a story that I feel is quite disconnected from reality:&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; As quantum computers have become available to the general public, the need has arisen to train a cohort of quantum programmers&lt;p&gt;It seems to peddle the idea that in a few years we&amp;#x27;ll replace all normal computers with quantum computers. I don&amp;#x27;t think this is even remotely plausible.&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#x27;s still an open question whether quantum computers that do anything useful at all are feasible. But even if they are - we can safely assume that for a long time they will be expensive devices, running in complex physical experiments, that will be reserved for very special needs.&lt;p&gt;From all we know QCs aren&amp;#x27;t magically faster computers that are suitable to do everything better. There are just a few very special algorithms where QCs have an advantage. That&amp;#x27;s certainly interesting, but even if it would be possible - and that&amp;#x27;s a big if - it&amp;#x27;s unlikely anyone will add them to our smartphones anytime soon, simply because there&amp;#x27;s no need for that.&lt;p&gt;If quantum computers arrive we&amp;#x27;ll need a handful of specialized programmers that are familiar with their algorithms. But not masses of them.</text></comment>
<story><title>Quantum Algorithm Implementations for Beginners</title><url>https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.03719</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>vtomole</author><text>This paper is a good example of how much progress we&amp;#x27;ve had in quantum algorithm research since the dawn Quantum information science. Here is another good survey for people who want to learn more about quantum algorithms [0].&lt;p&gt;From the abstract, it seems like a resource I wish I had when I was starting to get into quantum computation.&lt;p&gt;[0]: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;math.nist.gov&amp;#x2F;quantum&amp;#x2F;zoo&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;math.nist.gov&amp;#x2F;quantum&amp;#x2F;zoo&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>