Lecture Notes: Programming Quantum Computers

TL;DR

This paper provides an overview of practical programming techniques for quantum computers, covering gate-based systems and quantum annealers, aimed at enabling small-scale real-world applications.

Contribution

It offers a comprehensive guide to programming quantum computers, highlighting practical methods for both gate-based devices and quantum annealers.

Findings

Practical programming methods for gate-based quantum computers.

Guidelines for programming quantum annealers.

Facilitates development of small-scale quantum applications.

Abstract

Quantum computing is a new emerging computer technology. Current quantum computing devices are at a development stage where they are gradually becoming suitable for small real-world applications. This lecture is devoted to the practical aspects of programming such quantum computing devices. The first part of these lecture notes focuses on programming gate-based quantum computers, and the second part shows how to program quantum annealers.