Sneaky science bugs
Have you ever spent a week running numerics only to realize that the results were incorrect because of a subtle bug?
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"Good research software"
What does it even mean?
While there's no single answer to that question, we want to give you tools that will help you answer it for yourself. We want to make sure that people writing and using software for quantum computers can be more effective and less frustrated.
Bad code wastes time
Quantum computing is evolving quickly. We want to focus on one challenge we are especially equipped to help with: software not working as it should.
Too often researchers and software engineers waste time on software problems like the ones below.
Simulations take ages to run
Running quantum simulations takes time, sure. But does it always have to take days?
Dependency update = crash
Libraries change all the time, new releases break your code, and old code stops working. Sounds familiar?
What is this about?
Every week you will receive an email from us filled with practical knowledge that will help you be more productive when working with research software.
These might be answers for questions nagging you for years now, such as:
- How to make my code run faster?
- Why does the same circuit written in different frameworks give different results?
- How do I write tests for scientific code that are not a waste of time?
And perhaps things you've never thought about, but you'll find very useful nonetheless.
Who is it for?
This is for anyone who works with "quantum software", so software associated with quantum computing. But, to be honest, 90% of the newsletter will be applicable to any type of scientific software.
People such as:
Software engineers
If writing code is your bread and butter, you'll find useful snippets of practical knowledge in the newsletter.
Researchers
If writing code is a necessary evil to move science forward, we'll help make it less painful.
Enthusiasts
If you enjoy spending evenings exploring tools, workflows, and experiments, you'll likely enjoy the newsletter too.
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About Us
The people behind the newsletter
Michał Stęchły
Quantum Software Engineer at PsiQuantum
Michał is a self-taught quantum software engineer. With a knack for navigating complex processes, both in software engineering and human interactions, he can seamlessly combine technical expertise with user needs. As an engineer, Michał excels at designing high-level abstractions and interactions between systems. Passionate about making good software available for the broadest audience possible, Michał contributes to the quantum computing community not only by being open-source champion, but also through supporting various community initiatives.
Konrad Jałowiecki
Quantum Software Engineer at PsiQuantum
Konrad has over decade of experience writing regular software, scientific software and quantum software. Whether you need to write efficient GPU code, easy to use high level interface, fix mypy errors or reproduce results from a paper, he is your guy. When it comes to Python he's a true wizard and as for Julia and C++ - a very capable magician!
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