Introducing Microsoft Quantum Computing for Developers: Using the Quantum Development Kit and Q#

© Johnny Hooyberghs 2022

J. HooyberghsIntroducing Microsoft Quantum Computing for Developershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7246-6_6

6. Q# Language Overview and the Quantum Simulator

Johnny Hooyberghs¹  

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Willebroek, Belgium

 

The Q# language, pronounced as q-sharp, is part of Microsoft’s QDK, or Quantum Development Kit, which also provides tools and IDE or Integrated Development Environment support. The goal of the Q# quantum programming language is not only to support early learnings on quantum computing and quantum hardware but also to support development of future large-scale applications.

The Q# language, and its underlying type-system, gives you the power to combine classical computations and quantum computations within the same program. ...