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josh iza.ac

iza.ac

I'm a computational quantum physicist, former software developer, and product developer working to build accessible, open-source quantum software at Xanadu, a Toronto-based quantum photonic hardware company.

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9 from 31 Dec 2020 to 28 Jul 2026
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2026 7

  1. We accidentally built an LLVM compiler for JAX
  2. Refactoring cuisine: how an Iraqi stew sailed to Singapore
  3. What counts as cooking? In defense of the store-bought sauce
  4. Notes on the anxiety of the perfect loaf
  5. The anxiety of the perfect loaf: the illusion of culinary precision
  6. What even is food authenticity? Why we guard carbonara — and flatten chicken rice.
  7. Building a vintage recipe rolodex with Python, Pelican, and Markdown.

2021 1

  1. What are quantum computers, and how can we train them in Python?

2020 1

  1. Recursive custom gradients in TensorFlow