- Visual Studio Code provides developers with a new choice of developer tools combining the simplicity and streamlined experience of a code editor with the best.
- 1.1 Install XCode for Mac If not already installed, download and install Xcode (or install it from the App Store) for macOS. 1.5 Install VSCode for Mac.
Why Does This Exist
Microsoft’s
vscode
source code is open source (MIT-licensed), but the product available for download (Visual Studio Code) is licensed under this not-FLOSS license and contains telemetry/tracking. According to this comment from a Visual Studio Code maintainer:When we [Microsoft] build Visual Studio Code, we do exactly this. We clone the vscode repository, we lay down a customized product.json that has Microsoft specific functionality (telemetry, gallery, logo, etc.), and then produce a build that we release under our license.
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When you clone and build from the vscode repo, none of these endpoints are configured in the default product.json. Therefore, you generate a “clean” build, without the Microsoft customizations, which is by default licensed under the MIT license
The VSCodium project exists so that you don’t have to download+build from source. This project includes special build scripts that clone Microsoft’s vscode repo, run the build commands, and upload the resulting binaries for you to GitHub releases. These binaries are licensed under the MIT license. Telemetry is disabled.
If you want to build from source yourself, head over to Microsoft’s vscode repo and follow their instructions. VSCodium exists to make it easier to get the latest version of MIT-licensed VSCode.
-->Learn how to set up the Microsoft Quantum Development Kit (QDK) for your environment, so that you can get started with quantum programming. The QDK consists of:
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- The Q# programming language
- A set of libraries that abstract complex functionality in Q#
- APIs for Python and .NET languages (C#, F#, and VB.NET) for running quantum programs written in Q#
- Tools to facilitate your development
Q# programs can run as standalone applications using Visual Studio Code or Visual Studio, through Jupyter Notebooks with the IQ# Jupyter kernel, or paired with a host program written in Python or a .NET language (C#, F#). You can also run Q# programs online using Codespaces, MyBinder.org, or Docker.
Options for setting up the QDK
You can use the QDK in three ways:
Install the QDK locally
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You can develop Q# code in most of your favorites IDEs, as well as integrate Q# with other languages such as Python and .NET (C#, F#).
VS Code (2019 or later) | Visual Studio (2019 or later) | Jupyter Notebooks | Command line | |
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OS | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows only | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
Q# standalone | Install | Install | Install | Install |
Q# and Python | Install | Install | Install | Install |
Q# and .NET (C#, F#) | Install | Install | ✖ | Install |
Use the QDK Online
You can also develop Q# code without installing anything locally with these options:
Resource | Advantages | Limitations |
---|---|---|
Visual Studio Codespaces | A rich online development environment | Requires an Azure subscription and plan |
Binder | Free online notebook experience | No persistence |
Use the QDK with Docker
You can use our QDK Docker image in your local Docker installation or in the cloud via any service that supports Docker images, such as ACI.
You can download the IQ# Docker image from https://github.com/microsoft/iqsharp/#using-iq-as-a-container.
Visual Studio Code Download
You can also use Docker with a Visual Studio Code Remote Development Container to quickly define development environments. For more information about VS Code Development Containers, see https://github.com/microsoft/Quantum/tree/master/.devcontainer.
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Next steps
Visual Studio 2019 Community Download
The workflows for each of these setups are described and compared at Ways to run a Q# program.