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Microsoft's Q# quantum programming language out now in preview
Microsoft today launched a preview version of a new programming language for quantum computing called Q#. The industry giant also launched a quantum simulator that developers can use to test and debug their quantum algorithms.
The language and simulator were announced in September. The then-unnamed language was intended to bring traditional programming concepts—functions, variables, and branches, along with a syntax-highlighted development environment complete with quantum debugger—to quantum computing, a field that has hitherto built algorithms from wiring up logic gates. Microsoft's hope is that this selection of tools, along with the training material and documentation, will open up quantum computing to more than just physicists.
I'll hold out for QuBasic.
Previously: Microsoft is Developing a Quantum Computing Programming Language
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 12 2017, @04:47PM (1 child)
Q-sharp? Maybe it will be as good as J-sharp. Did they ever release a Python-sharp, or maybe an MSBASIC-sharp?
(Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Wednesday December 13 2017, @07:40AM
Some anonymous coward already predicted that name. [soylentnews.org]
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