The developer of the "Taiwan Earthquake Bulletin" app enters a U.S. university. Netizens express gratitude: it has become a part of life.
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讀後心得
On April 3rd last year, a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 occurred in Hualien, followed by constant aftershocks. At that time, a 'Taiwan Earthquake Early Warning' app developed by high school student 林子祐 gained widespread attention for its accuracy. Recently, 林子祐 revealed that he was not specially recruited when applying to foreign universities and ultimately chose the University of Washington. However, due to a significant increase in users, the app experienced some erroneous push notifications, for which 林子祐 expressed his apologies and requested everyone's understanding. His experience sparked lively discussions among netizens, many of whom thanked the app for its practicality and expressed support for his efforts.
On April 3rd last year, Hualien experienced a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2. Subsequently, several aftershocks occurred. In response to this event, there is an application called "Taiwan Earthquake Early Warning" on the iOS platform, which has demonstrated remarkable accuracy. The developer, 林子祐, was just a high school student at that time and has since successfully enrolled in a university in the United States.
It is understood that the official push notifications from this application once stated that due to the surge in users, some notifications contained errors, and the developer expressed his apologies. He has since looked into the issues and will quickly rectify them. He also asked everyone to be understanding regarding the program's maintenance, as this application is maintained solely by him.
林子祐 posted a message on the social media platform of "Taiwan Earthquake Early Warning," discussing his application to schools abroad without going through special admissions. By the time this application became well-known, he had already completed his university applications and ultimately chose the University of Washington. After this news broke, it sparked a lot of interaction in the comments from netizens, with some mentioning that this application has become an indispensable part of their lives, expressing their gratitude towards it.
Interestingly, a netizen with the same name left a comment saying, "While another 林子祐 was able to create an app and enter a foreign university, I can't even complete my required assignments."