Bloch: a strongly typed, hardware-agnostic, hybrid quantum programming language - v1.0.3

What's Changed

• docs: adjust figure size for JOSS PDF rendering by @HectorMozo3110 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/216

New Contributors

• @HectorMozo3110 made their first contribution in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/216

Full Changelog: https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/compare/v1.0.2...v1.0.3

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Published by github-actions[bot] 4 months ago

Bloch: a strongly typed, hardware-agnostic, hybrid quantum programming language - v1.0.2

1.0.2 (2025-12-11)

Bug Fixes

• hotfix windows build (#189) (148bb3d)

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Published by github-actions[bot] 6 months ago

Bloch: a strongly typed, hardware-agnostic, hybrid quantum programming language - v1.0.1

1.0.1 (2025-12-11)

Bug Fixes

• cx gate works on subspace where ctrl is 1 only (#180) (6938c5d)
• fixed bug where arrays could only be initialised by literals (#185) (4c676f3)
• initialise m_state to a single amplitude (#177) (b6d59e2)
• install scripts migrated to website, added update checker (#184) (fee4115)
• optimise qasm logging for better performance (#178) (a2b9cd4)
• parenthesised expressions not being evaluated at runtime (#182) (68c6371)
• perf: made runtime evaluator single use to prevent state leakage (#170) (87afa42)
• reset now clears measured flag (#172) (e07f9fd)

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Published by github-actions[bot] 6 months ago

Bloch: a strongly typed, hardware-agnostic, hybrid quantum programming language - v1.0.0

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Published by github-actions[bot] 6 months ago

Bloch: a strongly typed, hardware-agnostic, hybrid quantum programming language - Bloch v1.0.0-rc.3a

What's Changed

• bugfix: fix measured qubit being interactable (#131) by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/134
• bugfix: fix install script (#132) by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/135

Full Changelog: https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/compare/v1.0.0-rc.3...v1.0.0-rc.3a

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Published by github-actions[bot] 8 months ago

Bloch: a strongly typed, hardware-agnostic, hybrid quantum programming language - Bloch v1.0.0-rc.3

Full Changelog: https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/compare/v1.0.0-rc.2...v1.0.0-rc.3

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Published by github-actions[bot] 9 months ago

Bloch: a strongly typed, hardware-agnostic, hybrid quantum programming language - Bloch v1.0.0-rc.2

Full Changelog: https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/compare/v1.0.0-rc.1...v1.0.0-rc.2

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Published by github-actions[bot] 9 months ago

Bloch: a strongly typed, hardware-agnostic, hybrid quantum programming language - Bloch v1.0.0-rc.1

What's Changed

• Added lexer and lexer tests by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/1
• #3: prefix private class members with m_ by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/4
• #2: refactor to allow bloch-lang comments to start with '//' by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/5
• #6: added readme by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/9
• #7: add contributing.md and formatting to ci pipeline by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/10
• #11: minor readme bugfixes by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/12
• #8: initial AST implementation by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/13
• #14: inital parser implementation by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/15
• #16: refactor parser to remove redundant code by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/17
• #18: initial semantic analysis implementation by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/25
• #22: implement else statements by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/26
• #23: add keyword to lexer by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/27
• #24: remove old version starter code by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/28
• Optimise the Lexer and Parser interfaces by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/35
• #20: added Apache License by @therealfiish in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/30
• Create docs for compiler architecture and grammar by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/36
• #31: use std::move to prevent dangling references in the Parser by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/37
• #40: fix bug where semantic analysis was not recognising defined functions by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/46
• #44: implement built-in gate functions by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/47
• #19: add example .bloch files by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/49
• #48: implement a type system by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/50
• Update issue templates by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/52
• #56: added a changelog by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/58
• #57: added github actions to force changelog update on PR to master and to update changelog on tag by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/59
• #60: fix update changelog on tag script by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/61
• #60: fix update changelog on tag script by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/62
• #60: fix update changelog on tag script [no-changelog] by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/63
• #60: fix update changelog on tag script [no-changelog] by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/64
• #60: fix update changelog on tag script [no-changelog] by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/65
• #53: add equality and non-equality operators by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/66
• #68: added first pass of quantum simulator by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/69
• #67: added first implementation of bloch runtime evaluator by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/70
• #67: added first implementation of bloch runtime evaluator by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/72
• #71: first pass of codegen and cli functionality by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/73
• #51: ensured all boolean fields in AST nodes are initialised by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/83
• #77: addressed Parser and Lexer warnings and simplified some Parser logic by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/84
• #74: removed @state annotation as not supported by compile target by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/85
• #79: fix division by zero bug by @hamzaqureshi5 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/82
• #80: removed logical primitive type by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/86
• #81: add integration tests by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/88
• #87: fix bug where echo was outputting to the console twice by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/89
• #75: removed old class functionality as not MVP by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/90
• #78: fix bug where loops were overwriting previous measurements by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/92
• #95: removed cpp code gen, bloch is now fully interpreted by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/96
• #94: echo now works with all and mixed data types by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/97
• #32: added while loops to Bloch by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/98
• #29: added ternary operator by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/100
• #55: added postfix increment and decrement operators by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/102
• #93: fix bug where sem analysis was not enforcing return statements for non-void functions by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/105
• #101: allow inline multiple variable declaration for qubits by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/106
• #107: require b suffix for bit literals to disambiguate from int by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/108
• #104: add shots CLI and @tracked annotation by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/109
• #103: restrict postfix operators to int data type by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/110
• #111: remove import logic as not MVP by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/113
• #112: removed @adjoint annotation as not MVP by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/115
• #116: refactor bloch errors by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/118
• #76: fix reset operation in simulator and runtime by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/119
• #54: added logical and bitwise operators and bit arrays by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/120
• #117: added array support by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/122
• #123: refactor @tracked CLI output by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/126
• #124: added --help and --version CLI flags by @bloch-akshay in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/129

New Contributors

• @akshaypal123 made their first contribution in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/1
• @therealfiish made their first contribution in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/30
• @bloch-akshay made their first contribution in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/83
• @hamzaqureshi5 made their first contribution in https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/pull/82

Full Changelog: https://github.com/bloch-labs/bloch/commits/v1.0.0-rc.1

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Published by github-actions[bot] 9 months ago

Bloch: a strongly typed, hardware-agnostic, hybrid quantum programming language - 0.5.0-alpha

What's Changed

Added

• #53: add equality and non-equality operators by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/66
• #68: added first pass of quantum simulator by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/69
• #67: added first implementation of bloch runtime evaluator by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/70 and https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/72
• #71: first pass of codegen and cli functionality by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/73

Full Changelog: https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/compare/0.4.2-alpha...0.5.0-alpha

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Published by bloch-akshay 10 months ago

Bloch: a strongly typed, hardware-agnostic, hybrid quantum programming language - 0.4.2-alpha

What's Changed

Removed

• #60: fix update changelog on tag script (ended up just removing it for now) by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/65

Full Changelog: https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/compare/0.4.1-alpha...0.4.2-alpha

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Published by akshaypal123 11 months ago

Bloch: a strongly typed, hardware-agnostic, hybrid quantum programming language - 0.4.1-alpha

What's Changed

Added

• #56: added a changelog by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/58
• #57: added github actions to force changelog update on PR to master and to update changelog on tag by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/59

Full Changelog: https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/compare/0.4.0-alpha...0.4.1-alpha

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Published by akshaypal123 11 months ago

Bloch: a strongly typed, hardware-agnostic, hybrid quantum programming language - 0.4.0-alpha

What's Changed

Fixed

• #40: fix bug where semantic analysis was not recognising defined functions by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/46

Added

• #44: implement built-in gate functions by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/47
• #19: add example .bloch files by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/49
• #48: implement a type system by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/50
• Update issue templates by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/52

Full Changelog: https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/compare/0.3.1-alpha...0.4.0-alpha

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Published by akshaypal123 11 months ago

Bloch: a strongly typed, hardware-agnostic, hybrid quantum programming language - 0.3.1-alpha

Overview

• Modernised and Optimised the Lexer and Parser interfaces
• Wrote lots of documentation explaining the language grammar and compiler architecture
• Created a license file

What's Changed

• #34 Optimise the Lexer and Parser interfaces by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/35
• #20: added Apache License by @therealfiish in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/30
• #21 Create docs for compiler architecture and grammar by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/36
• #31: use std::move to prevent dangling references in the Parser by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/37

New Contributors

• @therealfiish made their first contribution in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/30

Full Changelog: https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/compare/0.3.0-alpha...0.3.1-alpha

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Published by akshaypal123 11 months ago

Bloch: a strongly typed, hardware-agnostic, hybrid quantum programming language - 0.3.0-alpha

Overview

• Implemented initial semantic analysis
• Updated parser to handle else statements
• Lexer now recognises logical keyword
• Removed old deprecated starter code

What's Changed

• #18: initial semantic analysis implementation by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/25
• #22: implement else statements by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/26
• #23: add keyword to lexer by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/27
• #24: remove old version starter code by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/28

Full Changelog: https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/compare/0.2.1-alpha...0.3.0-alpha

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Published by akshaypal123 11 months ago

Bloch: a strongly typed, hardware-agnostic, hybrid quantum programming language - 0.2.1-alpha

Overview

• Fixed code inefficiencies in the Parser

What's Changed

• #16: refactor parser to remove redundant code by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/17

Full Changelog: https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/compare/0.2.0-alpha...0.2.1-alpha

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Published by akshaypal123 11 months ago

Bloch: a strongly typed, hardware-agnostic, hybrid quantum programming language - 0.2.0-alpha

Overview

• Implemented initial abstract syntax tree (AST)
• Implemented intial parser

What's Changed

• #8: initial AST implementation by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/13
• #14: inital parser implementation by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/15

Full Changelog: https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/compare/0.1.2-alpha...0.2.0-alpha

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Published by akshaypal123 11 months ago

Bloch: a strongly typed, hardware-agnostic, hybrid quantum programming language - 0.1.2-alpha

Overview

• Created README.md
• Created CONTRIBUTING.md

What's Changed

• #6: added readme by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/9
• #7: add contributing.md and formatting to ci pipeline by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/10
• #11: minor readme bugfixes by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/12

Full Changelog: https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/compare/0.1.1-alpha...0.1.2-alpha

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Published by akshaypal123 11 months ago

Bloch: a strongly typed, hardware-agnostic, hybrid quantum programming language - 0.1.1-alpha

Overview

• Minor Lexer refactor to prefix private class members with m_
• Refactor comments to start with '//' rather than '#'
• Minor bugfix in GitHub actions yaml

What's Changed

• #3: prefix private class members with m_ by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/4
• #2: refactor to allow bloch-lang comments to start with '//' by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/5

Full Changelog: https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/compare/0.1.0-alpha...0.1.1-alpha

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Published by akshaypal123 11 months ago

Bloch: a strongly typed, hardware-agnostic, hybrid quantum programming language - 0.1.0-alpha

Overview

• Implemented Lexer for the Bloch language
• Implemented BlochRuntimeError
• Supports tokenizing keywords, identifiers, literals, operators, punctuation
• Integrated basic tests for Lexer via GoogleTest
• Project compiles and tests pass via GitHub Actions

What's Changed

• Added lexer and lexer tests by @akshaypal123 in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/1

New Contributors

• @akshaypal123 made their first contribution in https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/pull/1

Full Changelog: https://github.com/bloch-lang/bloch/commits/0.1.0-alpha

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Published by akshaypal123 11 months ago