OpenSource For You
October 2025 Issue
Vol. 13 No. 12
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Quantum Programming: Getting Ready for the Real World
Explore the past, present, and future of open source quantum programming. Get a glimpse of the challenges it faces and the role of open source in its development.
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A Beginners’ Guide to Quantum Programming Languages Get a thorough understanding of quantum programming languages, including their present and potential developments. Examine well-known programming frameworks so that you know the difficulties and possibilities involved in creating and applying these languages. Find out the obstacles holding back the widespread use of quantum programming.
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Blockchain Security: The Threat from Quantum Computing is Real Blockchains must gear up to protect themselves from quantum computing-based attacks. Post-quantum cryptography and artificial intelligence offer some solutions. |
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How Open Source is Augmenting Quantum Machine Learning Quantum machine learning is a subject of huge interest today as it promises to solve the more complex problems we face. Open source is helping it cross global boundaries so that teams across the world can collaborate to improve lives. What’s more, India has the potential to be a leader in this field.
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Quantum Computing has Almost Arrived! Quantum computing is slowly but surely transitioning from academic research to the real world. Once it comes into everyday use, its effects will be farreaching, to say the least. | |
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The Basics of Using Python for Quantum Computing With its many libraries, Python has emerged as a popular programming language for quantum computing. Here’s a simple example of how it can enable superposition of qubits.
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The Top Open Source Quantum Computing Frameworks Open source could well be the backbone of quantum computing. Explore how the most popular open source quantum computing frameworks work and what they can be used for. | |
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How Open Source Is Making Quantum Computing Accessible to All Quantum computing is no longer just for physicists — it’s for anyone who wants to push the boundaries of what’s computationally possible, thanks to open source.
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Quantum Machine Learning: An Overview There are quite a few open source libraries and frameworks available for quantum machine learning, and most of them are compatible with Python programming. | |
For U & Me - Interview
“Security should be built into embedded systems from the start, not added later” How should embedded systems be secured in a connected world? Kaspersky advocates building security in from the ground up. In this exclusive with EFY’s Nidhi Agarwal, Andrew Doukhvalov of Kaspersky unpacks their AI-driven approach, open source strategy, and the thinking behind their cyber-immune architecture.
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Where are we Heading with AI, AGI, and ASI? The path from AI to AGI and ASI is more than technological; it is profoundly human. The real issue is not if machines surpass us, but whether we prove wise enough to steer them responsibly. | |
For U & Me - InSight
The Fun Family History of Custom GPTs Explore how custom GPTs enhance the capabilities of the base GPT models on which they are built. Then get familiar with some notable custom GPTs across various categories.
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Do You Have a Data Governance Policy? Organisations should invest in a detailed data governance policy to stay ahead of the game and to make the most of their data. | |
For U & Me - InSight
Is Agentic AI India’s Next Big Tech Revolution? We are entering the era of agentic AI, where machines do not just generate answers but take decisions and actions to achieve goals. Let’s find out how.
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Advancing Open Networking: Highlights from SONiC India Workshop 2025 SONiC (Software for Open Networking in the Cloud) is an open source network operating system built on Linux, designed to run on a wide range of hardware switches. Originally developed by Microsoft, it is now hosted and governed by the Linux Foundation under the SONiC community project. | |
Developers - Let's Try
Spring AI: A Game Changer in Java Programming Spring AI is transforming Java programming by enabling developers to build AI-infused solutions seamlessly.
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Web Scraping Made Easy with Selenium This brief tutorial introduces you to the many uses of web scraping. Also learn how Selenium, an open source web scraping tool, works. | |
Admin - InSight
Docker or Virtual Machines: What’s the Right Choice? Whether you’re a developer looking to streamline your deployment pipeline, a systems administrator managing infrastructure, or a technical decision-maker evaluating solutions for your organisation, this comparison of Docker and virtual machines aims to provide the insights needed to make the right choice for your use case.
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Go: Driving the Next Wave of Cloud-Native Infrastructure Go has evolved with the times. It’s simplicity, concurrency and performance make it a winner in the AI world too. | |
Admin - Let's Try
ShaniOS: Making Linux Updates as Safe as Flipping a Light Switch This new immutable Linux distribution eliminates system update anxiety and promises to make Linux desktop maintenance stress-free.
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A Comprehensive Guide to Azure Copilot Azure Copilot is an indispensable tool for cloud administrators and engineers. Its troubleshooting, optimisation, governance and automation capabilities enable users to maximise operational efficiency. Here’s what it can help you do. | |
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