In this episode Noon is joined by Chris Granade, from Microsoft, who talks about their background, their research path, and what brought them into quantum computing. We discuss Chris' journey to the Q# development team, and the book they have co-authored with Sarah Kaiser. We also cover Chris' vision of the necessary skills to get engaged working in the field, and some pitfalls to watch out for. Tune in for an exploration of a very interesting person and field, and to get some hints as to where functional programming and type theory might play a role in future quantum programming languages! Special Guest: Chris Granade.