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Microsoft doubles down on controversial quantum computing claims

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Re: Microsoft doubles down on controversial quantum computing claims

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It really looks like they are trying hard to scale a system that is simply explained away by a simpler model... From TFA:

  The switching behavior they see could just be an electron hopping on and off a quantum dot, perhaps one formed incidentally by part of the wirelike region, Legg says. “This is exactly what you could get from a quantum dot.”
I won't pretend I have a deep understanding of any of this, so the only parameters I can judge is the consensus of people that do, and these people aren't too happy about the claims being made.

Re: Microsoft doubles down on controversial quantum computing claims

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When quantum computing becomes mainstream, what will be the first standard programming language? I wonder what the 'C' of quantum computers will be

It can't become mainstream, it is a very narrowly specialized hardware for a very limited set of tasks.

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When quantum computing becomes mainstream, what will be the first standard programming language? I wonder what the 'C' of quantum computers will be

Q# is what Microsoft are offering. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qsharp-overv...

Re: Microsoft doubles down on controversial quantum computing claims

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When quantum computing becomes mainstream, what will be the first standard programming language? I wonder what the 'C' of quantum computers will be

I feel they should call it Q.

No joke, MS's offering for this is Q# "Q-sharp"

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qsharp-overv...

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