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QR codes for DevRel: events, demos, and feedback links

Encode staging URLs, slides, and surveys—without printing broken links.

2026-06-10 · 4 min read · Rahul Chitturi

  • qr
  • devrel

Conference booths and meetup slides still use QR codes because they beat typing long URLs on a phone. Developers building landing pages should test QR output before ink hits paper.

Best practices

Redirect short links let you fix destinations after print within reason.

  • Use HTTPS short links you control
  • Show the URL in text below the QR
  • Test scan distance and lighting
  • Avoid ultra-dense QR for long URLs

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