Inside the Quantum Katas, part 2: testing quantum programs

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.