IBM is making a quantum computer available for anyone to play with

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58 points·cawel··10 comments

> A run-of-the-mill laptop can simulate quantum computers with as many as 40 or 50 qubits

This got me to wondering if there's a readily-available quantum computer emulator or something of the kind, and it turns out there's even one built with JS and WebGL![0] This seems really interesting if you want to learn more about what the quantum fuss is all about.

[0]: http://www.quantumplayground.net

There's also drag-and-drop in-browser circuit simulators, which can be a bit more approachable than the quantum computing playground's scripting UI.

Davy Wybiral's simulator: http://www.davyw.com/quantum/

Quirk (my simulator): http://algorithmicassertions.com/quirk

Of course you'll still be lost if you have no context for what a quantum computer even is. For that there's the youtube series Quantum Computing for the Determined ( https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1826E60FD05B44E4 ). It's by the co-author of the de-facto textbook for the field, and done in a Khan Academy style.

Can anyone explain how programming in a quantum computer environment differs from a traditional environment? The scripting examples look pretty familiar to what you would see in programming today.

Dibs on the first web framework.

Qubits on Quails?

Quango?

Query?

QuoVadis as the authn framework

Qjery.

IBM seems to mainly be generating vacuous news buzzwords.

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