<story><title>Quantum Computing Explained</title><url>http://www.clerro.com/guide/580/quantum-computing-explained</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>vtomole</author><text>We are currently living in an exciting time for quantum computing. Most leading companies like Google and IBM have 20 qubit devices. IBM has a 50 qubit prototype [0].&lt;p&gt;Google has plans to show quantum supremacy in the next couple of months: where a quantum computer will perform a task that cannot be simulated on a classical computer [1]. These near-term (5-10 year) quantum computers will likely be used for simulating quantum chemistry and solving optimization problems [2].&lt;p&gt;[0]: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.technologyreview.com&amp;#x2F;s&amp;#x2F;609451&amp;#x2F;ibm-raises-the-bar-with-a-50-qubit-quantum-computer&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.technologyreview.com&amp;#x2F;s&amp;#x2F;609451&amp;#x2F;ibm-raises-the-bar...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[1]: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.technologyreview.com&amp;#x2F;s&amp;#x2F;609035&amp;#x2F;google-reveals-blueprint-for-quantum-supremacy&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.technologyreview.com&amp;#x2F;s&amp;#x2F;609035&amp;#x2F;google-reveals-blu...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[2]: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nature.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;commercialize-quantum-technologies-in-five-years-1.21583&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nature.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;commercialize-quantum-technologi...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Quantum Computing Explained</title><url>http://www.clerro.com/guide/580/quantum-computing-explained</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>reikonomusha</author><text>Here is another introduction that actually uses a quantum computing Python API to explain the fundamentals of quantum computation [0], geared to a programmer audience.&lt;p&gt;[0] &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;pyquil.readthedocs.io&amp;#x2F;en&amp;#x2F;latest&amp;#x2F;intro_to_qc.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;pyquil.readthedocs.io&amp;#x2F;en&amp;#x2F;latest&amp;#x2F;intro_to_qc.html&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>