Re:Quantum computers ready to leap out of the lab in 2017
by mathgenius on Wednesday January 04, 2017 @10:51AM
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It really depends on the area. For quantum computing and quantum info theory it seems that mostly it is just linear algebra. The functional stuff is left for the really really clever people only (not me btw!)
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Re:Quantum computers ready to leap out of the lab in 2017
by dekhn on Wednesday January 04, 2017 @12:23PM
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The way you describe it sounds analogous to computers: like saying "you only need to know C, not transistor physics, to program a computer". You can code on an existing machine, port your code to a new machine, but you'll never invent a new machine or architecture.