Chapter 16
Working with Q#
Chapter Objectives
After reading this chapter and completing the review questions, you will be able to do the following:
Understand the fundamentals of Q#
Write Q# programs
Create quantum simulations with Q#
Microsoft developed Q# as a relatively easy-to-use quantum programming language. Microsoft first announced Q# in September 2018, and by December 2018 it was released. Q# is based on C# for syntax structure but includes the ability to create quantum logic gates as well as to simulate entanglement.
If you have no experience in programming, do not be overly concerned. In the section “Getting Started with Q#,” we will approach a basic Q# program assuming you have no experience programming at all. There is also a ...
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