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### YamlMime:Landing

title: Azure Quantum Documentation (preview)
summary: Learn about quantum computing and optimization with the Azure Quantum service.  Use the Quantum Development Kit (QDK) and Q#, a language for quantum programming, to write your first quantum program. 
metadata:

  title: Azure Quantum Documentation, QDK & Q# API Reference
  description: Explore the concepts of quantum computing and how to use the Quantum Development Kit (QDK) and Q#, an open source quantum programming language.
  ms.service: azure-quantum
  ms.topic: landing-page
  ms.collection: collection
  author: bradben
  ms.author: v-benbra
  ms.date: 02/01/2021


# linkListType: architecture | concept | deploy | download | get-started | how-to-guide | learn | overview | quickstart | reference | tutorial | video | whats-new

landingContent:

  # Azure Quantum
  - title: Azure Quantum (preview)
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: What is Azure Quantum?
            url: overview-azure-quantum.md
          - text: More about Azure Quantum
            url: https://azure.microsoft.com/services/quantum/
          - text: More about the quantum program at Microsoft
            url: https://azure.microsoft.com/solutions/quantum-computing/
            
      - linkListType: get-started
        links:
          - text: Prepare your Azure Quantum environment 
            url: how-to-prepare-your-environment.md
          - text: Create applications for Azure
            url: how-to-create-applications-for-azure-quantum.md
          - text: Access quantum learning material
            url: https://msft-quant-edu-prod.azurewebsites.net/

  # Computing
  - title: Quantum computing
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: Introduction to quantum computing
            url: overview-qdk.md
      - linkListType: learn
        links:
          - text: Understanding quantum computing
            url: overview-understanding-quantum-computing.md
          - text: Quantum computers and quantum simulators
            url: overview-quantum-computers-and-simulators.md
          - text: Microsoft Learn modules for quantum computing
            url: /learn/browse/?expanded=azure&products=azure-quantum%2Cqdk
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
          - text: Quantum computing concepts
            url: concepts-overview.md

  # OPTIMIZATION
  - title: Optimization
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
        - text: Introduction to optimization
          url: optimization-overview-introduction.md
        - text: Key concepts for optimization
          url: optimization-overview-key-concepts.md
        - text: What are quantum-inspired algorithms?
          url: optimization-what-is-quantum-optimization.md
      - linkListType: how-to-guide 
        links:
          - text: Install the Python SDK for Azure Quantum
            url: optimization-install-sdk.md
      - linkListType: learn
        links:
          - text: Overview of optimization solvers
            url: xref:microsoft.quantum.reference.qio-target-list
          - text: Microsoft Learn modules for optimization
            url: /learn/browse/?expanded=azure&products=azure-quantum%2Cqdk

  # QDK
  - title: Develop with the Quantum Development Kit
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: What are Q# and the QDK?
            url: overview-what-is-qsharp-and-qdk.md
          - text: More about the QDK
            url: https://azure.microsoft.com/resources/development-kit/quantum-computing/
      - linkListType: get-started
        links:
          - text: The Quantum Development Kit
            url: install-get-started-qdk.md
      - linkListType: download
        links:
          - text: Install the QDK
            url: install-overview-qdk.md
          - text: Update the QDK
            url: install-update-qdk.md
  # Q#
  - title: Q# programming language
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: how-to-guide
        links:
          - text: Q# user guide
            url: user-guide\index.md
          - text: "Quantum simulators and host applications"
            url: user-guide\machines\index.md
      - linkListType: tutorial
        links:
          - text: Build a quantum random number generator
            url: tutorial-qdk-quantum-random-number-generator.md
          - text: Explore entanglement with Q#
            url: tutorial-qdk-explore-entanglement.md
          - text: "Quantum speedup: Grover's search algorithm"
            url: tutorial-qdk-grovers-search.md
      - linkListType: learn
        links:
          - text: Learn with the Quantum Katas
            url: tutorial-qdk-intro-to-katas.md
          - text: Browse Q# code samples
            url: /samples/browse/?languages=qsharp

  #  API
  - title: Q# libraries
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: reference
        links:
          - text: Standard libraries
            url: user-guide\libraries\standard\index.md
          - text: Chemistry library
            url: user-guide\libraries\chemistry\index.md
          - text: Machine learning library
            url: user-guide\libraries\machine-learning\index.md
          - text: Numerics library
            url: user-guide\libraries\numerics\index.md

  #  Community
  - title: Community & contribution
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: how-to-guide
        links:
          - text: Contribute to the QDK
            url: contributing-overview.md
          - text: Read the Microsoft Quantum blog
            url: https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/quantum