Quantum software development risks

Abstract

In the last five years we have witnessed the emergence of numerous quantum computers, as well as dozens of quantum programming languages, platforms, etc... But it must be borne in mind that quantum computing is still in a state of technological flux, so it is essential to carry out a good risk assessment. Furthermore, it is necessary to try to mitigate the risks to safeguard the investments that organisations are starting to make in quantum software development. We identify some of the major risks associated with quantum computing, and specially quantum software and we also show a real case of risk mitigation based on technology. In the last five years we have witnessed the emergence of numerous quantum computers, as well as dozens of quantum programming languages, platforms, etc... But it must be borne in mind that quantum computing is still in a state of technological flux, so it is essential to carry out a good risk assessment. Furthermore, it is necessary to try to mitigate the risks to safeguard the investments that organisations are starting to make in quantum software development. We identify some of the major risks associated with quantum computing, and specially quantum software and we also show a real case of risk mitigation based on technology.