Sum types
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- Rust
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Description
Q# needs sum types (tagged unions, discriminated unions, Rust-style enums, etc.). See microsoft/qsharp-language#51, microsoft/qsharp-compiler#406.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading microsoft/qsharp-language#51 and microsoft/qsharp-compiler#406 to understand the proposed sum-type semantics and compiler scope. Done means agreeing on the design and implementing complete Q# support for tagged or discriminated unions, including the affected language and compiler behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- compilers, quantum-computing
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100