Security News > 2020 > June > Silq: Programming quantum computers made easy

Programming quantum computers is becoming easier: computer scientists at ETH Zurich have designed the first programming language that can be used to program quantum computers as simply, reliably and safely as classical computers.

"Programming quantum computers is still a challenge for researchers," says Martin Vechev, computer science professor in ETH's Secure, Reliable and Intelligent Systems Lab, "Which is why I'm so excited that we can now continue ETH Zurich's tradition in the development of quantum computers and programming languages."

He adds: "Our quantum programming language Silq allows programmers to utilize the potential of quantum computers better than with existing languages, because the code is more compact, faster, more intuitive and easier to understand for programmers."

Utilizing the potential of quantum computation not only requires the latest technology, but also a quantum programming language to describe quantum algorithms.

The greatest innovation and simplification that Silq brings to quantum programming languages concerns a source of errors that has plagued quantum programming until now.

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