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This repository contains a list a needed libraries.
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[Meta] Will nim be quantum? #115

Closed yozachar closed 4 years ago

yozachar commented 4 years ago

Recently I was going through the qiskit. I was wondering if nim can be interfaced with quantum programming. nim having so many plus point in performance & being cross platform, it would be great to have a nimqis (just kidding :) library that interacts with the quantum world.

PS: The only library if found connecting nim & quantum was [qex]() but I didn't quiet understand it's purpose. The README begins with how's not why's of the repository.

mratsim commented 4 years ago

QEX is a framework for High Energy Physics computation, see presentation at CERN https://indico.cern.ch/event/432527/contributions/1072091/attachments/1320716/1980489/talk_jin_nim_qex.pdf

If there is a C compiler for quantum computers sure. If LLVM supports them, we can probably do it. Otherwise no.

Also I don't expect the first quantum computers to be usable less than 10 years from now which is almost the lifetime of Nim so far.

Closing. The need seems a very long stretch and if this sparks someone interest this should be in the forum first given the super narrow niche.