Q# Blog

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.

Interning at Microsoft Quantum

Mariia MykhailovaJanuary 16, 2020Jan 16, 202001/16/20

We describe internships at the Microsoft Quantum team, the differences between research and engineering internships, and some of the projects done by our past interns.

Festivus: Q# Feats of Strength

Mariia MykhailovaDecember 23, 2019Dec 23, 201912/23/19

Q# team celebrates Festivus by listing Q# strengths - their favorite language features and tools.

Everything you should know about the Quantum Development Kit, but were afraid to ask

Andrés PazDecember 19, 2019Dec 19, 201912/19/19

Microsoft's Quantum Development Kit (QDK) is a set of open-source tools designed to help developers write quantum programs at scale.
The most recognizable element of the QDK is Q#, a high level programming language designed for quantum programs, but the QDK is comprised of much more than that.