Microsoft Quantum Development Kit (QDK)

Microsoft Developer introduces the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit (QDK), an open-source platform for building quantum applications across multiple quantum languages and toolchains.

Overview

The video presents the QDK as a development platform for building quantum applications end-to-end, from learning and prototyping through testing and execution.

Multi-language quantum development

The QDK supports composing quantum algorithms across multiple languages and ecosystems:

• Q#
• Python
• OpenQASM
• Qiskit
• Cirq

Run code anywhere with QIR

The overview highlights QIR (Quantum Intermediate Representation) support to help run quantum code across different execution targets.

AI-powered developer tooling

The QDK is described as integrating AI-powered tools directly into common developer environments:

• VS Code integration
• GitHub Copilot integration
• Agentic AI tools that work across quantum languages in the editor

Simulation and resource estimation

The platform includes built-in tooling to speed up iteration during development:

• Integrated simulation
• Resource estimation

Links

• Microsoft Quantum Development Kit (QDK): https://quantum.microsoft.com/
• Learn more (Azure Quantum): https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/quantum/