Self-taught coder launches app to help commuters navigate MRT stations, enjoys early success

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SINGAPORE — As workers put finishing touches to the seven new Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) stations on the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL), app developer Joshua Chua is also racing to get his recently-launched MRT mobile application ready for the June 23 start of the service.

SINGAPORE — As workers put finishing touches to the seven new Mass Rapid Transit stations on the Thomson-East Coast Line , app developer Joshua Chua is also racing to get his recently-launched MRT mobile application ready for the June 23 start of the service.New: You can now listen to articles.

Mr Chua, 28, told TODAY that the genesis of the idea was observing fellow commuters, like his friends, exiting an MRT station on the wrong side for their destination."I have this general curiosity to ask whether something could be done better or whether some processes could be made more efficient," he said.

This app provided a live view of the events as well as scores of the shooters and which countries were leading on the scoreboard. "After I gather the information, I will then go into the more technical things such as how to design my code to map out the correct door numbers for exits and transferring of trains," he said.

An example he gave was coming up with a solution for the exit map, which he called a"very interesting" problem to solve, especially for a solo developer like him.

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