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The IBM IQE simulator, that the article mentions (somewhat derisively), actually has a good tutorial on the topic. I found that IQE, since it is actually design
by archgoon 10y ago
The IBM IQE simulator, that the article mentions (somewhat derisively), actually has a good tutorial on the topic. I found that IQE, since it is actually designed to run on an actual quantum computer, to be the most helpful thing I've done to understand how you would actually program a quantum computer. Most of the other simulators provide additional information that's not accessible on an actual quantum computer, making it harder to separate convenient "debugger" functionality from what is actually doable. Plus, by it's nature, IQE talks about the actual challenges and effects of noise on the output; and why quantum error correction is critical. Also, IQE gives numerous trivial example circuits, that for some reason helped things click for me.
- wybiral 10y agoA real quantum computer wins by a long shot in terms of coolness and difficulty to construct... But at this point there's no performance increase and they should provide the same results as a simulator. So I'll take the instantaneous results that a simulator provides until the hardware catches up.