Microsoft Q# Coding Contest – Winter 2019
February 8, 2019Feb 8, 201902/8/19We are excited to invite you to the Microsoft Q# Coding Contest – Winter 2019 – the second global quantum programming competition!
February 8, 2019Feb 8, 201902/8/19February 8, 2019Feb 8, 201902/8/19Q# – a Wish List for the New Year
December 24, 2018Dec 24, 201812/24/18In previous blog posts you have read about some of the ideas behind Q#, how it came into existence, and its development over the past year. You have read about quantum computing, quantum algorithms and what you can do with Q# today. With the end of the year approaching, there is only one more thing to cover: What is next?
A Year of Q#
December 11, 2018Dec 11, 201812/11/18The Quantum Architecture and Computation group launched Q#, our quantum computing programming language, a year ago on December 11th, 2017. This post is a brief overview of the language developments and the community growth since the first release.
Qubits in Q#
December 1, 2018Dec 1, 201812/1/18How should qubits be represented in a quantum programming language? This post attempts to answer this question and discusses qubits representation in Q#.
Q# Advent Calendar 2018
November 15, 2018Nov 15, 201811/15/18 The F# and C# communities have blogging events called Advent Calendars, in which every day in December one awesome community member publishes a blog post about the language. I think it's an amazing way to bid farewell to the old year and to celebrate the new one, and Q# needs one too!
So, let's write some Q# blog posts!
Learn Quantum Computing with the Quantum Katas
November 8, 2018Nov 8, 201811/8/18The brief history and the key principles of the Quantum Katas - self-paced programming tutorials aimed at teaching quantum computing with Q#.
Why do we need Q#?
November 5, 2018Nov 5, 201811/5/18Why we decided to develop Q#, a new language for quantum computing.
Events
Quantum at Microsoft Ignite 2019
December 3, 2019Dec 3, 201912/3/19This 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.
Q# Advent Calendar 2019
November 14, 2019Nov 14, 201911/14/19Last 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!
Grace Hopper Celebration 2019: Recap
October 16, 2019Oct 16, 201910/16/19Grace Hopper Celebration 2019 – the world’s largest gathering of women technologists – featured several sessions on quantum computing as part of the "Emerging Technologies" track. We presented one of these sessions, a workshop titled “Introduction to Quantum Computing with Grover`s Search". In this post we share the highlights of the trip.
Microsoft Q# Coding Contest – Winter 2019: Recap
March 18, 2019Mar 18, 201903/18/19Last month we invited everybody to try out their quantum programming skills in the second Q# coding contest. Now that it's over, let's take a look at how it went.
Microsoft Q# Coding Contest – Winter 2019
February 8, 2019Feb 8, 201902/8/19We are excited to invite you to the Microsoft Q# Coding Contest – Winter 2019 – the second global quantum programming competition!
Q# Advent Calendar 2018
November 15, 2018Nov 15, 201811/15/18 The F# and C# communities have blogging events called Advent Calendars, in which every day in December one awesome community member publishes a blog post about the language. I think it's an amazing way to bid farewell to the old year and to celebrate the new one, and Q# needs one too!
So, let's write some Q# blog posts!
Q# Language
Festivus: Q# Feats of Strength
December 23, 2019Dec 23, 201912/23/19Q# team celebrates Festivus by listing Q# strengths - their favorite language features and tools.
Q# Unit Tests
December 14, 2019Dec 14, 201912/14/19A brief introduction to unit tests with Q#.
What are Qubits?
December 1, 2019Dec 1, 201912/1/19We consider the true nature of qubits, both as physical objects and as how they should be represented in a programming language.
Q# 0.6: Language Features and More
May 25, 2019May 25, 201905/25/19With our April release coming out, you may have noticed some major changes. This is therefore a good time to recap the language features we have introduced over the last couple of months, elaborate a little bit on the newest changes, and peek into what is coming next.
Q# – a Wish List for the New Year
December 24, 2018Dec 24, 201812/24/18In previous blog posts you have read about some of the ideas behind Q#, how it came into existence, and its development over the past year. You have read about quantum computing, quantum algorithms and what you can do with Q# today. With the end of the year approaching, there is only one more thing to cover: What is next?
Qubits in Q#
December 1, 2018Dec 1, 201812/1/18How should qubits be represented in a quantum programming language? This post attempts to answer this question and discusses qubits representation in Q#.
Why do we need Q#?
November 5, 2018Nov 5, 201811/5/18Why we decided to develop Q#, a new language for quantum computing.
Microsoft Quantum team
Interning at Microsoft Quantum
January 16, 2020Jan 16, 202001/16/20We describe internships at the Microsoft Quantum team, the differences between research and engineering internships, and some of the projects done by our past interns.
The Women of QuArC
March 29, 2019Mar 29, 201903/29/19International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate the women in our life. That includes the amazing women in our group who, among other things, work to shape the Quantum Development Kit and to bring you these awesome tools for quantum programming. Without further ado, allow me to introduce them to you – in their own words.
Q#
Extending the Q# Compiler
February 26, 2020Feb 26, 202002/26/20In this blog post, I would like to talk about a feature that is especially interesting when it comes to new ways for you to incorporate your own ideas and vision into our tools: Custom compilation steps, which allow you to extend and customize the Q# compilation process.
Everything you should know about the Quantum Development Kit, but were afraid to ask
December 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!
December 18, 2019Dec 18, 201912/18/19We discuss code actions in Q# and the details of their implementation in the compiler.
Q# Unit Tests
December 14, 2019Dec 14, 201912/14/19A brief introduction to unit tests with Q#.
Q# Compiler Optimizations
December 12, 2019Dec 12, 201912/12/19In 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#
December 11, 2019Dec 11, 201912/11/19A look back at the second year of Q#.
What are Qubits?
December 1, 2019Dec 1, 201912/1/19We consider the true nature of qubits, both as physical objects and as how they should be represented in a programming language.
Quantum Koan: High Probability
August 21, 2019Aug 21, 201908/21/19A novice approached the master asking for a code review of his implementation of Grover's search...
A Year of Q#
December 11, 2018Dec 11, 201812/11/18The Quantum Architecture and Computation group launched Q#, our quantum computing programming language, a year ago on December 11th, 2017. This post is a brief overview of the language developments and the community growth since the first release.
Tutorials
Everything you should know about the Quantum Development Kit, but were afraid to ask
December 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
December 5, 2019Dec 5, 201912/5/19We 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, 2019Dec 4, 201912/4/19This 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, 2019Jul 18, 201907/18/19In 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, 2019Apr 30, 201904/30/19We 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
November 8, 2018Nov 8, 201811/8/18The brief history and the key principles of the Quantum Katas - self-paced programming tutorials aimed at teaching quantum computing with Q#.
