Abstract

Over the last few years, quantum computing has been growing at an exponential pace. Every day, new techniques, frameworks, modeling, and programming languages are emerging that aim to facilitate the development of quantum software, which is key to achieving the promising applications of quantum computing. However, which of these are actively used and the degree of satisfaction of researchers and developers regarding these quantum software frameworks and languages is not known. To address this, we conducted a survey to characterize which modeling tools and which quantum programming languages are used during the quantum software lifecycle. Researchers in academia and industry developers were surveyed, and a total of 57 responses were collected. The results indicate that during quantum software development, some models and diagrams are used to guide development. In addition, the survey results show what quantum programming languages are the most used alongside the classical programming languages employed to build hybrid programs, among other important insights. The implications of this survey are: (i) to find out what the current trends are within quantum software development and (ii) to find out what the needs are of quantum software developers with respect to current modeling and programming languages and tools.