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# Quantum Computing for Classical Developers


- **Date:** Friday, Jul 19, 2024
- **Time:** 09:00–09:30 (30 min)
- **Room:** STAGE 3 (120)
- **Event:** World Congress 2024

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1153-quantum-computing-for-classical-developers)

## Description

Quantum computing has been in and out of the news for quite some time now, with promises to break encryption and revolutionise AI, simulations and whole industries. However, for a major part of the public, and even most developers, it remains a bit of a mystery.


Let’s explore it together. What is quantum computing? What sets it apart from classical computing? What are some of the use cases that will transform our world? And, most importantly, what lies ahead in a future where quantum computing becomes accessible to developers of all backgrounds?

## Speaker

### [Julian Burr](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@julian-burr)

Senior Developer @ Vouch


## Related talks at this congress

- [Quantum Computing - The tiny and the big challenges](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/427-quantum-computing) — Alex Waldherr
- [Eclipse Qrisp: Next Generation of Quantum Algorithm Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/268-eclipse-qrisp-next) — Matic Petrič, Raphael Seidel
- [The Quantum Computing Future](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/278-the-quantum) — Alexander Glätzle, Florian Neukart, Jan Goetz, Tomislav Tipurić
- [Why You Should Care About the Decentralized Computing Movement](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/83-why-you-should-care) — John Woods