"The Taiwan Earthquake Alert" App Developer Enters an American University; Netizens Thank: It Has Become an Everyday Essential Tool.
- byVic

讀後心得
On April 3rd last year, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Hualien, followed by continuous aftershocks. High school student 林子祐 developed the "Taiwan Earthquake Early Warning" app, which has a high accuracy rate, but errors occurred due to a surge in users. He stated on social media that he would fix the issues and revealed that he has applied to the University of Washington. The app has received widespread acclaim, with many netizens thanking it for providing practical information. Some netizens also joked about sharing the same name as 林子祐, stating that they are facing difficulties in their studies.
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 occurred in Hualien on April 3 of last year. After the quake, aftershocks continued, and an application called "Taiwan Earthquake Report" achieved a very high accuracy rate on the iOS platform. The developer at the time, 林子祐, was still a high school student, and he is now attending university in the United States.
It has been reported that due to the surge in users of the "Taiwan Earthquake Report" app, the official push notifications have indicated some errors, and they apologized to users, stating that the application is maintained by only one high school student, thus asking everyone to be patient and give them time to improve.
林子祐 shared on the community platform of "Taiwan Earthquake Report" that he did not use any special admission when applying to foreign schools. By the time the app became well-known, he had already completed his university applications and ultimately chose the University of Washington. After this news was exposed, it sparked enthusiastic discussions among netizens, with comments including:
- "At that time, because of this, the new version of 地牛WakeUp's command linkage function could not forward the intensity value."
- "This report app has become part of life; all my friends have it, thank you very much."
- "This app is very useful and serves as a reminder for me. I made a small donation to show my support, wishing you all the best."
Interestingly, another netizen with the same name, 林子祐, commented, "The other 林子祐 can write an app to get into foreign universities, while I, this 林子祐, can't even complete my compulsory assignments." Another netizen joked, "The other 林子祐 can make an app; what are you doing?"