Robert Smith of Rigetti Computing is interviewed about quantum computers

Robert Smith believes are at the equivalent of the ENIAC computer stage. He views quantum computing like co-processors to classical computing. Quantum computing help solve certain classes of problems much faster.

Quantum computing is so new it needs a flexible language for programming – Robert Smith of Rigetti Quantum Computing explains why he uses this 60 yr old language for cutting-edge work. He likes to use the symbolic programming language.

LISP lets you program the language itself to adapt to the problem.

Why are code and data so separate? Robert Smith of Rigetti Quantum Computing explains how he uses Lisp code to generate Lisp data which he can use as Lisp code…