Review: Rigetti’s quilc

The quil Language Compiler

I was asked to review Rigetti’s quilc, so the obvious first question is: what’s quilc? You may have heard of Rigetti’s quil language; well, quilc is a compiler for that language. So, what’s a compiler, you might ask? Let’s take a virtual walk together, young padawan….

quilc is for Programmers

Python is the language of quantum computing because it is quick and easy to learn. You don’t have to become a hardcore programmer to use it, because Python abstracts away the details. You…