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Microsoft releases free preview of its Quantum Development Kit

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The kit includes the Q# programming language and compiler and a local quantum computing simulator, and is fully integrated with Visual Studio. There's also an Azure-based simulator that allows developers to simulate more than 40 logical qubits of computing power, plus documentation, libraries, and sample programs, officials said in their December 11 announcement.

 

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Microsoft officials have said applications that developers create for use with the quantum simulator ultimately will work on a quantum computer, which Microsoft is in the process of developing. Microsoft's goal is to build out a full quantum computing system, including both the quantum computing hardware and the related full software stack.

 

Source: http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-releases-free-preview-of-its-quantum-development-kit/

 

Full MS announcement: https://blogs.microsoft.com/ai/?p=73792

 

To my knowledge, this is the first development language/documentation that has been made widely available for potential quantum computing applications.  I'm curious to see what the adoption will be-if anything at all, beyond the purely curious.

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19 minutes ago, gabrielcarvfer said:

D-Wave and IBM did that first.

I stand corrected.  Original post edited to reflect.

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I've heard that RAM requirements over 30 qbits are insane.

16GB RAM for 30 Qbits, 16 Terabytes of RAM for 40 Qbits

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46 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

I've heard that RAM requirements over 30 qbits are insane.

16GB RAM for 30 Qbits, 16 Terabytes of RAM for 40 Qbits

talk about non liniar scaleing O.o

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20 hours ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

talk about non liniar scaleing O.o

That has to be one wicked exponential curve to jump from 16GB to 16TB

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So who wants to learn Q# ;)

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