Q# Blog

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.

Add Your Own Code Actions!

Bettina HeimDecember 18, 2019Dec 18, 201912/18/19

We discuss code actions in Q# and the details of their implementation in the compiler.

Q# Unit Tests

Scott CardaDecember 14, 2019Dec 14, 201912/14/19

A brief introduction to unit tests with Q#.

Q# Compiler Optimizations

Rory SoifferDecember 12, 2019Dec 12, 201912/12/19

In this post Rory Soiffer, an intern with Microsoft's Quantum group during the summer of 2019, describes the project he worked on - building a framework for Q# compiler optimizations.

A Second Year of Q#

Alan GellerDecember 11, 2019Dec 11, 201912/11/19

A look back at the second year of Q#.

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.

Quantum at Microsoft Ignite 2019

Megan BrownDecember 3, 2019Dec 3, 201912/3/19

This year at Microsoft Ignite 2019, Microsoft announced Azure Quantum, a full-stack approach to quantum computing. The Microsoft Quantum team had a booth on the show floor as well as several sessions on all topics related to quantum computing during the conference.

What are Qubits?

Alan GellerDecember 1, 2019Dec 1, 201912/1/19

We consider the true nature of qubits, both as physical objects and as how they should be represented in a programming language.

Q# Advent Calendar 2019

Mariia MykhailovaNovember 14, 2019Nov 14, 201911/14/19

Last year we hosted the first Q# Advent Calendar - a blogging event in which every day in December one awesome community member writes a blog post about Q#. I really enjoyed reading last year's entries, so let's do it again!