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Inside the Quantum Katas, part 2: testing quantum programs

February 19, 2021 Feb 19, 2021 02/19/21

Mariia Mykhailova

Learn about the common tools and tricks used for testing quantum programs, using the testing harnesses of the Quantum Katas as an example.

Inside the Quantum Katas, part 1

December 2, 2020 Dec 2, 2020 12/2/20

Mariia Mykhailova

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.

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

August 13, 2020 Aug 13, 2020 08/13/20

Mathias Soeken

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

June 2, 2020 Jun 2, 2020 06/2/20

Mathias Soeken

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

May 8, 2020 May 8, 2020 05/8/20

Mathias Soeken

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#.

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

December 19, 2019 Dec 19, 2019 12/19/19

Andrés Paz

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.