Quantum hardware milestones, error correction and mitigation, SDKs and algorithms — and the post-quantum cryptography work that affects developers well before large quantum computers exist.
The same Breakout Score applies to every topic, so scores are comparable across areas. What differs is which evidence is usually available — the questions below describe how that plays out here.
Nine factors add up to 100. Three are analyst judgements, five are measured from stored sources and time series, one is an estimate. A hype penalty of up to −15 is subtracted when attention runs ahead of evidence.
Read the full methodology| Factor | Basis | Maximum points |
|---|---|---|
| Novelty | Analysis | 15 |
| Technical significance | Analysis | 15 |
| Developer relevance | Analysis | 15 |
| Adoption velocity | Measured | 10 |
| Community momentum | Measured | 10 |
| Source credibility | Measured | 10 |
| Cross-source confirmation | Measured | 10 |
| Evidence strength | Measured | 10 |
| Time to impact | Estimate | 5 |
| Hype penalty | Measured + flags | −15 |
250 GitHub stars in 9 days since continuum-ai-corp/scuttle was created (28.2/day). 1 source across 1 channel. Automatically detected; not yet reviewed.
Areas we track in quantum computing, and where current signals sit.
Cooling signals, and signals first seen more than 30 days before the latest update in this topic.
None yet. As the dataset ages, older and cooling signals move here so the current list stays current.