Things I was wrong about: Part 1 QR Codes
Martin Weller,
The Ed Techie,
Jul 18, 2024
Probably my favourite type of post is the "I was wrong" post. Martin Weller weights in with an entrant with style, explaining how and why he was wrong about QR codes (he was, ahem, not alone). The lesson he draws is this: "firstly, it was the open specification that allowed them to spread so widely, you don't have to pay to create one. Openness wins in this case (you'd think I would have realised this back in the open heyday). Secondly, there is an incremental change in adoption when a technology requires specific knowledge and tools and when it is simply there." Count me as still surprised QR codes weren't used to direct us to objectionable websites instead of something useful (the code in the image takes you to what is currently a blank page).
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