This podcast episode explores the development of quantum computing middleware by Entropica Lab and its potential for accelerating the adoption of useful quantum computers. The focus is on fault-tolerant quantum error correction and the need for agnostic software development tools that can work with different quantum computers. The discussions touch on Open QA, a library that simplifies the deployment of Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithms (QAOAs), the evolving relationship between hardware and software companies in the quantum computing industry, the challenges and solutions in fault-tolerant quantum computing, and the development of LQCD, a software tool for designing and analyzing fault-tolerant quantum computations. The episode also draws parallels between the historical development of classical computing and the potential timeline for the development of quantum computing.