Q# Blog

Emulation in Q#

Mathias SoekenDecember 4, 2020Dec 4, 202012/4/20

It can be helpful to implement Q# functions or operations directly in C# - either to access some API that is not directly accessible in Q# or to provide alternative implementations based on the context in which the Q# program is executed. This blog post describes techniques to programmatically replace a Q# function by another one.

Inside the Quantum Katas, part 1

Mariia MykhailovaDecember 2, 2020Dec 2, 202012/2/20

Learn about the internal structure of the Quantum Katas - our collection of self-paced programming exercises on quantum computing - and their most important component – the testing harnesses that provide the learner immediate feedback on their solutions.

Interning at Microsoft Quantum – 2021

Mariia MykhailovaNovember 17, 2020Nov 17, 202011/17/20

We announce Microsoft Quantum internships for summer 2021, share some fun facts about the internships of the summer past, and highlight some of the things that are going to be new next summer.

Q# Advent Calendar 2020

Mariia MykhailovaOctober 27, 2020Oct 27, 202010/27/20

Q# Advent Calendar is a blogging event in which every day in December one awesome community member writes a blog post about Q#. We hosted one in 2018 and in 2019; let's do it again!

Celebrating our open source community with Hacktoberfest

Mariia MykhailovaOctober 2, 2020Oct 2, 202010/2/20

It is October, and this means it's time for Hacktoberfest - an annual celebration of open source! Meet our newest maintainer and learn how to participate in the Quantum Hacktoberfest.

Introducing Quantum Intermediate Representation (QIR)

Alan GellerSeptember 23, 2020Sep 23, 202009/23/20

QIR is a new Microsoft-developed intermediate representation for quantum programs. This post describes QIR and provides pointers to the specification and source code.

Build your own Q# simulator – Part 3: A circuit-diagram builder with ⟨q|pic⟩

Mathias SoekenAugust 13, 2020Aug 13, 202008/13/20

We implement a custom simulator that generates a quantum circuit diagram in the ⟨q|pic⟩ format from Q# program execution traces.

Build your own Q# simulator – Part 2: Advanced features for the reversible simulator

Mathias SoekenJune 2, 2020Jun 2, 202006/2/20

This post is the second in a series on how to write your own Q# simulators. In this part we describe advanced features to extend the reversible simulator from the first post in the series.

Build your own Q# simulator – Part 1: A simple reversible simulator

Mathias SoekenMay 8, 2020May 8, 202005/8/20

Simulators are a particularly versatile feature of the QDK. This post is the first in a series that teaches you how to write your own simulators, thereby broadly extending the scope of Q#.

Extending the Q# Compiler

Bettina HeimFebruary 26, 2020Feb 26, 202002/26/20

In this blog post, I would like to talk about a feature that is especially interesting when it comes to new ways for you to incorporate your own ideas and vision into our tools: Custom compilation steps, which allow you to extend and customize the Q# compilation process.