Low-latency, high-performance hybrid computing

A computer system comprising:

• a quantum computer system comprising a quantum processing unit, the quantum processing unit comprising a qubit with a coherence time;
• a classical computer system;
• and
• a communication channel that provides a low-latency communication pathway from the classical computer system to the quantum computer system,
• wherein the classical computer system comprises
• one or more classical processing units;
• and
• computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more classical processing units:
• operate a quantum machine image on the classical computer system, the quantum machine image comprising a virtualized execution environment for quantum programs;
• engage the quantum machine image with the quantum processing unit;
• generate a binary program that is formatted to be updated with parameter values set at runtime;
• communicate the binary program over the communication pathway from the classical computer system to the quantum computer system for execution by the quantum computer system;
• and
• update, within a time period less than the coherence time, the parameter values during the execution of the binary program.