Qubits in Q#

Visual Studio BlogDecember 1, 2018Dec 1, 201812/1/18

How should qubits be represented in a quantum programming language? In the quantum circuit model, a quantum computation is represented as a sequence of operations, sometimes known as gates, applied to a set of qubits. This leads to pictures such as: In this picture, each horizontal line is a qubit, each box is an operation, and time flows

Learn Quantum Computing with the Quantum Katas

Visual Studio BlogNovember 16, 2018Nov 16, 201811/16/18

I started to learn quantum computing when I joined Microsoft Quantum team less then two years ago. Before that the most exposure I had to the topic was a course on quantum mechanics back in the university, which was long enough ago to not count. Upon joining I was immediately presented with a brand-new copy of "Quantum Computation and Quantum

Why do we need Q#?

Visual Studio BlogNovember 15, 2018Nov 15, 201811/15/18

You may be familiar with the Microsoft Quantum blog, which shares general news about our quantum computing program and about quantum computing in general. This blog is its developer- and community-focused partner. It will host technical posts, deep dives into the language and libraries, and tutorials. There will also be developer event announc

Q# Advent Calendar 2018

Visual Studio BlogNovember 15, 2018Nov 15, 201811/15/18

The F# and C# communities have blogging events called Advent Calendars (F#, C#), 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! The rules ar