Cirq: A quantum programming library in Python

[vtomole]

https://github.com/quantumlib/Cirq

[raximus]

Xanadu's python quantum programming library seems to have more intuitive optimisation at this point

https://github.com/XanaduAI/strawberryfields

[oh_sigh → raximus]

Wow, I'm playing with https://strawberryfields.ai/ and I literally do not understand a single word or concept on the page.

[only_walk → raximus]

Huh. I've read about boson sampling, but didn't realise you could construct a universal quantum circuit model around it. Interesting.

[vtomole → only_walk]

Boson sampling is not universal. On the other hand, it could be used to demonstrate a quantum advantage: https://arxiv.org/abs/1011.3245.

[JadeNB]

Though it's Python and not Perl, and seems to take the whole thing more seriously—and, I imagine, usefully, though I'm not experienced enough to be able to judge from a glance—this post cannot go by without a mention of Damian Conway and his Quantum::Superpositions module (https://metacpan.org/pod/Quantum::Superpositions).

[bashit]

Stupid question, how am I suppose to use a quantum programming library if I don't have $15 million to spare in buying one?

[vtomole → bashit]

The quantum computer is accessed through the cloud.