Writing a barcode scanner (from scratch) to scan stuff in my fridge @sphaerophoria
Writing a barcode scanner (from scratch) to scan stuff in my fridge  @sphaerophoria
Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Stream segment from July 7, 2025 at twitch.tv/sphaerophoria

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00:00 Intro
02:30 figure out format
08:05 Load an image of a barcode
21:10 Find it
01:17:39 Parse it
01:47:40 It all falls apart
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Writing a barcode scanner (from scratch) to scan stuff in my fridge

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