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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.

New Tutorials: Learn the Basic Concepts of Quantum Computing

December 5, 2019 Dec 5, 2019 12/5/19

Mariia Mykhailova

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#

December 4, 2019 Dec 4, 2019 12/4/19

Mariia Mykhailova

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

July 18, 2019 Jul 18, 2019 07/18/19

Mariia Mykhailova

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

April 30, 2019 Apr 30, 2019 04/30/19

Mariia Mykhailova

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.