Referred to as quantum algorithms, these algorithms are designed in a fashion similar to that of circuit diagrams, in which data is computed step-by-step using quantum logic gates.
Because qubits are of probabilistic values, quantum computers do not run traditional algorithms. Quantum computers require new algorithms to be developed specifically for quantum computing. Referred to as quantum algorithms, these algorithms are designed in a fashion similar to that of circuit diagrams, in which data is computed step-by-step using quantum logic gates. These algorithms are extremely difficult to build, with the biggest challenge being that the outcome of the algorithm has to be deterministic, as opposed to undefined and probabilistic. This has created a new field of computer science, with careers opening in the near future for quantum algorithms engineers.