Software-driven abstraction of quantum complexity away from the end users lets anyone, irrespective of their quantum expertise, leverage quantum computing for the problems that matter most to them.

The most important thing that virtualization introduces is the abstraction layer. Some of you may not have thought about this profoundly, but there are several layers of abstraction, some we have ...

Richard Holmes re-examines the legacy of Ada Lovelace, mathematician and computer pioneer.

A teenage programmer learns about abstraction, by thinking of what she needs to tell her computer to look for in selecting people for a dance audition. Suitable for teaching at KS3, KS4 and ...

Machine code: the ones and zeroes are an abstract representation of the electromagnetic signals flowing through the wires and computer chips. Assembler: hides away the machine code, allowing a ...

In his well-known essay “Who Thinks Abstractly?” Hegel argues that abstraction is in fact the sign of nonphilosophical thought. Despite the common misconception, only philosophical thought is truly ...