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Developer shares simple QR code generator API on Mastodon

A developer has created a QR code generator API that can be integrated into applications. This API, intended to be a simple tool for generating QR codes from text strings, was developed and shared on Mastodon. The project is associated with the Hackaday community, suggesting a focus on practical, hardware-adjacent development. AI

IMPACT Provides a simple API for generating QR codes, potentially useful for developers integrating this functionality into applications.

RANK_REASON The item describes a new software tool (QR code generator API) released by a developer.

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Developer shares simple QR code generator API on Mastodon

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The QR Generator API was supposed to be the boring one in my toolkit: POST a string, get an image... # qrcodes # scanning # print # ai # software # coding # dev

    The QR Generator API was supposed to be the boring one in my toolkit: POST a string, get an image... # qrcodes # scanning # print # ai # software # coding # development # engineering # inclusive # community My QR codes scanned in preview and failed on paper — the quiet zone isn't…