Preface

Quantum computing is an emerging cutting-edge technology that has already started having an impact on various industries, along with academia. Quantum computers have proved that significant speed-ups are possible in different kinds of algorithms over the present classical algorithms. As Moore's law comes to an end, the importance of quantum computers is increasing for various applications, including finance, chemistry, optimization, and many more. One of the major challenges that people in the quantum computing space face is related to low-level circuit programming, which restricts industry and academia from developing quantum applications for deployment.

This book will introduce you to a high-level quantum programming language – Silq. We will utilize Silq to construct quantum circuits on our own, understand and develop important quantum algorithms, and learn about some significant applications of quantum computing, such as quantum error correction, quantum cryptography, and quantum machine learning. You will be learning hands-on Silq programming to understand its unique features, such as more intuitive syntax and automatic uncomputation compared to other quantum programming languages, such as Microsoft Q#.