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June 28, 2018
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Six questions to ask when getting started with quantum development

If you’re thinking about getting into quantum development, you probably have a few questions. What can you do with it? How different is quantum compared to your current skills? And how steep is the learning curve? It might surprise you to find out that quantum development is easier to learn than you thought. This post...

June 27, 2018
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Challenge your skills in the Microsoft Q# Coding Contest – Summer 2018

By Microsoft Quantum Team

Whether you’re new to quantum development or you’ve got experience and want to see how your skills are improving, you won’t want to miss the Summer 2018 Q# Coding Contest, provided in collaboration with Codeforces.com....

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June 22, 2018
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Enhanced debugging and faster simulation with the latest Quantum Development Kit update

By Microsoft Quantum Team

The latest update to the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit includes an enhanced debugging experience and faster simulations, as well as several contributions from the Q# community....

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June 6, 2018
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The Microsoft approach to quantum computing

By Microsoft Quantum Team

From development to deployment, Microsoft is empowering the quantum revolution with a complete approach to quantum systems. Highlighting our focus on scalability and outlining the full quantum stack—including control system, software, development tools, and Microsoft Azure integration—this post illustrates how our approach creates an integrated, streamlined environment for quantum processing....

June 1, 2018
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Achieving practical quantum computing

By Microsoft Quantum Team

To gain a broader understanding of quantum computing, check out this comprehensive overview from Microsoft Quantum Architect Dave Wecker. You’ll learn how quantum computing is different from classical computing, the types of problems a quantum computer can solve, and what makes topological qubits so unique....

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May 16, 2018
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Achieving scalability in quantum computing

By Microsoft Quantum Team

While a variety of quantum systems exist today, many are unable to scale to solve some of the world’s most challenging problems. Explaining the real-world obstacles of building a quantum system that scales, this post explores how Microsoft addresses these challenges through a topological qubit....

February 26, 2018
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Microsoft updates its Quantum Development Kit and adds support for Linux and Mac

By Microsoft Quantum Team

The latest updates to the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit adds support for macOS and Linux, additional open source libraries, and interoperability with Python. The power of quantum computing is now available to even more developers on more platforms....

December 11, 2017
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Announcing the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit

By Microsoft Quantum Team

Just a few months back, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared our vision of empowering the quantum revolution with bold investments towards a scalable end-to-end solution, revolutionary topological approach, and a global team. Today, we take the next step in this journey with the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit to help you get started with quantum development. The Microsoft Quantum Development Kit, preview available here, includes the following three key components: Fully integrated quantum-focused programming language Q# (Q-sharp): Designed ground up for quantum, Q# is the most approachable high-level programming language with a native type system for qubits, operators, and other abstractions....

September 26, 2017
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Microsoft announces quantum computing programming language

By Microsoft Quantum Team

For more than a decade, a team of researchers, engineers and developers at Microsoft has been working on quantum computing, a new model of computing that promises exponential increases in processing power and could help scientists tackle questions previously considered unanswerable—on topics ranging from climate science and medical research, to the human genome and economics....

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August 24, 2017
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Epitaxy of advanced nanowire quantum devices

By Microsoft Quantum Team

Semiconductor nanowires are ideal for realizing various low-dimensional quantum devices. In particular, topological phases of matter hosting non-Abelian quasiparticles (such as anyons) can emerge when a semiconductor nanowire with strong spin-orbit coupling is brought into contact with a superconductor. To exploit the potential of non-Abelian anyons—which are key elements of topological quantum computing—fully, they need...

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