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Hi, I'm Mine Starks,
an engineer on the Azure Quantum

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Development Kit, or QDK.

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Let's take a quick tour of what makes the
QDK a great platform for learning and

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exploring quantum computing.

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Q# is a programming language
specifically designed for quantum

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computing.

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It combines classical elements like for
loops and function calls with quantum

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specific constructs.

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This mix of classical and quantum
features allows you to naturally express

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adaptive algorithms and lets you reason
about the whole program without context

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switching.

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Once your Q# code is ready,
you can test it locally with our

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efficient quantum Simulator,
which helps you iterate quickly before

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running on actual quantum hardware.

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There are also sample programs like
Grover's Search and Shor's algorithm to

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help you get started.

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Our debugger is a powerful tool that lets
you step through your code line by line,

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inspect the quantum state,
and view an evolving circuit diagram so

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you can debug even complex algorithms.

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When you're ready to run on real quantum
hardware,

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you can submit your Q# code directly
from VS Code to Azure Quantum,

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where you can choose your hardware and
download results when the job is complete.

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For larger, more complex algorithms,
resource estimation helps you understand

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the physical resources needed to run them,
so you can optimize and make trade-offs

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between resource use and runtime.

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And for Python fans,
the QDK includes a Q# library,

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letting you run Q# code from Jupyter
notebooks and combine it seamlessly with

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Python.

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The easiest way to try out the QDK is by
installing the VS Code extension or

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jumping right into the Q# playground
to experiment with sample programs.

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Happy quantum coding!