--- title: Is Quantum Computing An Engineering Reality Or Just... description: A conversational discussion exploring what quantum computing actually is, aimed at a non-expert audience. Covers core concepts like qubits, superposition, and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/is-quantum-computing-an-engineering-reality-or-just-physics-hype--bou070bb8 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Is Quantum Computing An Engineering Reality Or Just Physics Hype? | daily.dev og:description: A conversational discussion exploring what quantum computing actually is, aimed at a non-expert audience. Covers core concepts like qubits, superposition, and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/is-quantum-computing-an-engineering-reality-or-just-physics-hype--bou070bb8 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/BoU070bb8.png og:image:alt: Is Quantum Computing An Engineering Reality Or Just Physics Hype? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Is Quantum Computing An Engineering Reality Or Just Physics Hype? **[Continuous Delivery](https://daily.dev/sources/continuousdelivery)** · 21 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A conversational discussion exploring what quantum computing actually is, aimed at a non-expert audience. Covers core concepts like qubits, superposition, and entanglement using accessible analogies (Schrödinger's cat, gloves in boxes). Examines the gap between quantum theory and engineering reality, with decoherence and error correction identified as the main practical barriers. Touches on real-world implications including cryptography vulnerabilities (SSH keys, prime factorization), drug discovery, and materials science. Notes that quantum computers are accessible today via AWS and Google, but remain highly specialized tools unlikely to replace classical computers for everyday tasks. Microsoft's Q# development kit is mentioned as a way to experiment. Concludes that quantum computing is genuine physics, not hype, but practical large-scale engineering remains an open challenge. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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