Welcome to the Nanodegree in iOS Developer! In this course, you will learn what to expect in the classroom and get familiar with programming in Swift, the language used for iOS app development. You will also download Xcode, Apple's development environment for iOS. Throughout the course, you will build your first app using Swift and Xcode, learning how to create interfaces, react to touch events, and incorporate audio recording and playback. You will also explore UIKit, Apple's front-end framework, and learn about the delegate pattern, table views, and navigation. Additionally, you will discover how to incorporate networking into your apps, use APIs to display images and retrieve data, and create asynchronous apps using Apple's Grand Central Dispatch framework. You will also learn about data persistence, the iOS File System, and Core Data, enabling you to create, save, and delete model objects. Finally, you will have the opportunity to design and build your own iOS app for the final project, showcasing your skills as an iOS Developer.