Hi Hack-Q-Thon participants! For those of you who are new to quantum computing / quantum programming, here are some resources to get you started!

We suggest getting started with IBM Qiskit. Qiskit has a relatively easy set-up process and is based on Python.

Steps

  1. Register on IBM Quantum Experience - this will give you access to IBM's prototype quantum computers over the cloud, tutorials, notebooks, etc.

<aside> 💡 Registration on IBM Quantum Experience

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  1. Installing Qiskit to your local machine - once you get Qiskit installed to your local machine, you can start quantum programming!

<aside> 💡 Check out here for a video tutorial Installing Qiskit Video Tutorial

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<aside> 💡 Check out here for the installing documentation Installing Qiskit Documentation

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Additional resources to get you started:

<aside> 💡 Qiskit Foundations Playlist - Goes through setting up the coding environment and writing a simple quantum algorithm: Playlist Link

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<aside> 💡 Join the Qiskit Community to meet like-minded individuals who are interested in solving problems with quantum computing and programming: Qiskit Community

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<aside> 💡 Take a read of the recent publications IBM Quantum published to get inspiration for your hackathon projects: IBM Q Network Papers

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