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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#.

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.

New Tutorials: Learn the Basic Concepts of Quantum Computing

Mariia MykhailovaDecember 5, 2019Dec 5, 201912/5/19

We present the new set of introductory tutorials on the basic concepts of quantum computing, complete with programming exercises in Python and Q#.

Teaching Quantum Computing with Q#

Mariia MykhailovaDecember 4, 2019Dec 4, 201912/4/19

This winter our team had an exciting opportunity to teach an introductory course on quantum computing at the University of Washington, led by Krysta Svore. This post is an overview of the course and its results.

One Year of Quantum Katas

Mariia MykhailovaJuly 18, 2019Jul 18, 201907/18/19

In July 2018 we announced the Quantum Katas – an open-source project aimed at teaching quantum computing and Q# programming. This July we’re celebrating the first anniversary of the Katas, so I decided to step back for a moment and look at how the project grew and evolved during this year.

Solve the Quantum Katas Online with Jupyter Notebooks

Mariia MykhailovaApril 30, 2019Apr 30, 201904/30/19

We present the first batch of Quantum Katas - self-paced tutorials for learning quantum computing and Q# - in Jupyter Notebook format. Now you can solve the tasks from the tutorials in your browser without having to install any extra software.

Learn Quantum Computing with the Quantum Katas

Mariia MykhailovaNovember 8, 2018Nov 8, 201811/8/18

The brief history and the key principles of the Quantum Katas - self-paced programming tutorials aimed at teaching quantum computing with Q#.

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