Quantum Community

During my 6 years as a Software Developer I progressed quickly because I had a Python community to share experiences about designing databases, buying peripherals, setting up my IDEs, and anything else in between. In the quantum world I looked for such a community where to informally talk about

• The best hardware to have in the lab
• Which languages and frameworks make it easy to implement quantum simulations
• How to solve particularly hard SDEs.
• Which resources are best to learn QCD, Interferometry, etc
• Conferences that are relevant to my field
• $\dots$

Not having found one, I created a Slack community, currently with 45 members and growing. Joining takes 2 mins:

1. Install the Slack app in your preferred device. ( i.e. Windows, Android, iOS , among others )
2. Join the community via URL
3. Say hi on the #event-fomo2024 channel
4. Optional: check whether you have Slack notifications turned on, in order not to miss messages from others.

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FAQ

Why join

Ask questions on your topics of interest: we have channels like #calculus, #linear-algebra, #stochastic-differential-equations, #interferomety, #gradiometry, and I’ll happily add channels you think we should have.

Also #event_fomo2024 is useful for anything related to the excursion, moving between the school and conference, etc

Why not just have a WhatsApp group?

WhatsApp / other messaging platforms are significantly easier to setup, but they don’t scale well with more users. Slack was designed to:

• Optimise communication with large communities ( tens of thousands of members )
• Allow for specific communication channels so that we follow conversations in the topic we are interested in
• Having a different app allows us to keep personal life and work separate
• Slack works on mobile, laptop and tablets, making it easier to use in a work context