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1. arkanc+ps[view] [source] 2020-04-26 22:55:07
>>qqqqqu+(OP)
Quantum Computers. Not like I'm five, but like I'm a software engineer who has a pretty decent understanding of how a classical turing machine works. I can't tell you how many times I've heard someone say "qubits are like bits except they don't have to be just 1 or 0" without providing any coherent explanation of how that's useful. I've also heard that they can try every possible solution to a problem. What I don't understand is how a programmer is supposed to determine the correct solution when their computer is out in some crazy multiverse. I guess what I want is some pseudo code for quantum software.
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2. __sy__+7w[view] [source] 2020-04-26 23:30:10
>>arkanc+ps
Since no one has listed it yet, please check out https://quantum.country/

It's by Andy Matuschak and Michael Nielsen, and it is excellent. Have fun!

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