This chapter discusses that the development of quantum applications typically incorporates
the development of quantum programs, classical programs, and workflows to orchestrate …

The development that quantum computing technologies are achieving is beginning to attract
the interest of companies that could potentially be users of quantum software. Thus, it is …

As quantum computers mature, the complexity of quantum software increases. As we move
from the initial standalone quantum algorithms toward complex solutions combining …

Quantum computing can enable a variety of breakthroughs in research and industry in the
future. Although some quantum algorithms already exist that show a theoretical speedup …

As quantum computers evolve, so does the complexity of the software that they can run. To
make this software efficient, maintainable, reusable, and cost-effective, quality attributes that …

Quantum processing units (QPUs) are currently exclusively available from cloud vendors.
However, with recent advancements, hosting QPUs will soon be possible everywhere …

Quantum applications are most often hybrid, ie, they are not only made of implementations
of pure quantum algorithms but also of classical programs as well as workflows and …

The serverless platform allows a customer to effectively use cloud resources and pay for the
exact amount of used resources. A number of dedicated open source and commercial cloud …

For very specific problems, quantum advantage has recently been demonstrated. However,
current NISQ computers are error-prone and only support small numbers of qubits. This …

Quantum computing holds great promise to solve to problems where classical computers
cannot reach. To the point where it already arouses the interest of both scientific and …