Microsoft invents new programming language for quantum computers
Now that quantum computers are on the precipice of becoming practical we have perhaps the first quantum computing programming language unleashed by Microsoft. The new language is also runs on traditional computers but is designed to be future proof enough to run on quantum computers.
A quote from the article:
Microsoft said its new quantum computing language, which has yet to be named, is "deeply integrated" with its Visual Studio development environment and does many of the things other standard programming languages do. However, it is specifically designed to allow programmers to create apps that will eventually run on true quantum computers.
Not enough detail is known about this programming language for me to form an opinion. Quantum computing on the other hand has huge potential and is the future of computation as we know it. The only opinion I have right now is that this is only the beginning and many languages will be made quantum compatible or quantum be designed specific at some point in the near future. It will be interesting to see how blockchain and peer to peer technology adapts to quantum computing also.
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STOPNot even close, not even infancy, not even embryonic, conceived in imagination only.
Exactly where every technology on earth starts.
Cg
My estimate is nothing consequential before 2050 if ever.
Interesting; what do you base that estimate on?
Cg
I've actually taken physical chemistry so I added 28 years to your estimate.
OK, well physical chemistry whilst an impressive field, is not computing. I am basing my estimates on the distance between the two conducting parts of a transistor in the average computer, currently approximately 16nm
As Moore's law reduces that distance by half roughly every 2.5 years now (extended from 18 months), quantum uncertainty starts to become a major player.
So even if the cubit (spinning nuclei) version of a quantum computer is further away, classical computers could become quantum all on their own.
Check out the video below for more info (it's a few years old).
Cg
Moore's law doesn't survive the transition from classical mechanics to quantum mechanics. btw the chips you mention are subangstrom (<10nm) nowadays.
I have no bunghole!
From what I see quantum computing has made a lot of progress this year and we are very close, maybe 4-5 years away from a practical quantum computer and less than 10 years before something commercially viable.
Wow! I was talking about this just last week; we are so close now, my estimate is 2022.
I've seen the future; and it works!
Cg
Fascinating but also a little scary developments. The world os going to change in ways we cant yet know when these powerful babies start coming out into the world.
Cool article. Got me thinking. Thanks