On 15/12/2013 04:55, William Ray Wing wrote:
On Dec 14, 2013, at 1:22 PM, Mark Lawrence <breamore...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
On 14/12/2013 17:14, Alan Gauld wrote:
On 14/12/13 15:37, Mark Lawrence wrote:
I believe that quantum computing is way OT for the Python tutor mailing
list.
Yeah, you are probably right. Although there are precedents where we
have discussed general topics about the future of computing and
where/whether Python fits in.
But QC is probably a but more esoteric than any of those were!
True. As it happens I'm happy to see things go OT on Python threads. It makes
for more interesting reading, plus people might well pick up on something that
otherwise they'd not have learned. However I draw a line firmly in the sand at
quantum computing here. Let's stick with the wonders of list comprehensions,
recursive functions and why can't Python do floating point arithmetic correctly?
--
My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask what you
can do for our language.
Mark Lawrence
Well, as it turns out, there actually *IS* a commercially available quantum computer on
the market today. It is built by a Canadian company "D-Wave Systems" and early
prototypes have been bought by companies like Google and Lockeed Martin and some
Government labs. Unfortunately, it isn't clear whether or not it is living up to
expectations…
You can read a summary and sort of intro here:
http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/dwaves-year-of-computing-dangerously
-Bill
Are you saying that it can't do list comprehensions, recursive functions
and floating point arithmetic correctly?
--
My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask
what you can do for our language.
Mark Lawrence
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