Re:Show HN: Quantum JavaScript
by tenaciousDaniel on Thursday April 30, 2020 @12:53PM
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This looks really cool, though it goes way over my head. Is there an ELI5 somewhere that explains what this is?
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I’ve begun to put together useful resources for learning more here:
https://quantumjavascript.app/resources.html
I’d like to really flesh out that page; I’ve now come across so many folks that are amazing at explaining this stuff... It’s just a time crunch to juggle all this as you might imagine ;)
These two videos in particular helped me get started:
1. What is a physical quantum computer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWJCfOvochA
2. How might one compute using it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_Riqjdh2oM
It simulates a simple model of a quantum computer, so that you can implement and test out quantum algorithms, albeit at potentially huge computational cost.
quantum.country is a good introduction to quantum computing for people with no background other than linear algebra. Even if you don't understand linear algebra you could probably skim it and get a sense for what's going on.