Earlier yesterday, I announced The Quantum Stack on LinkedIn.
I wanted to welcome those who have recently subscribed (thank you!), tell you a little more about The Quantum Stack, and discuss my motivation for creating it. And for those of you who have been subscribers from “the old days”, this might be of interest as well.
Not to sound like an old-timer, but I remember the days of quantum computing before industry conferences and newsletters. “Back in my day”, you went to academic conferences, and you read academic papers.
The past 7 years have changed that so much. There are now news outlets in quantum, and several commercially-focused conferences. Along with these, the popular media has increased its promotion and evangelization of quantum.
A question suggests itself…why The Quantum Stack?
The reason is simple: currently, the best way to understand the major developments in quantum computing (and quantum technologies more generally) is to have spent quite a bit of time on the subject. This is because it takes time to dive into topics, get a handle on them, and come to understand how everything you are reading or seeing fits together. The “secret sauce” to getting quantum computing, as it were, is that skill of synthesis.
Of course, none of this is particularly unique to quantum computing. The same could be said for AI, cryptocurrencies, etc.
The Quantum Stack is the vehicle by which the experiences and knowledge I’ve gained can be disseminated to you, and I can continue to synthesize new information to share with you.
While I make no claims of being an expert in everything related to quantum computing (it’s just not possible!), I will do my best to share meaningful insights on relevant topics. One of my guiding lights is to focus on big-picture trends and topics. That is, instead of getting sucked into the day-to-day news, I want to take a much longer and broader view, especially with respect to the research literature.
To do so, I write a few kinds of posts:
Deep-dives on individual papers, focusing on impact and innovation
Deep-dives on a broad topic area (e.g., quantum machine learning)
“Get to know”-type posts, providing an overview of a topic
I plan to minimize the amount of news I share, though I may do more of that on Substack Notes.
Did you know you can help out The Quantum Stack?
I can use your help in:
Spreading the word about The Quantum Stack
Commenting on posts: let me know what you think, ask clarifying questions, and/or suggest topics for future posts
Finally, I want to make clear that The Quantum Stack is a creation of my own, and anything written here (or on Notes, etc.) does not reflect the views, opinions, and/or strategies of my employer.