Having been studying iOS development for the past two years, I found this course underwhelming in both its content and teaching style. Had this been my actual introduction to iOS Development I may have been overwhelmed, confused, and discouraged by this course. It focuses on telling rather than teaching, and gives you a lot of unnecessary information that could be saved for later when you are more comfortable with iOS development. I feel like a company of Meta's standards could have created a far superior course than this. I must say, after seeing how they handled this course, I'm not looking forward to the remainder of the specialization.

I've only gone as far as week 3, so I expect my thoughts of the course to change as I go deeper into it. So far so good. Just a few thoughts: (1) The course could be clearer about the prerequisites required. It’s not clear to me if the student is supposed to know Swift or not. Week 3 has a video titled ‘Swift Simple Terms’ where the instructor explains basic keywords like `var` and `String`. In the video that follows - ‘Create the player’ - the instructor glosses over an implementation detail that uses the `override` keyword. No explanation is given on what `override` actually is, only a vague mention that it is required to implement the feature. 🤷🏽♂️. What is the overall assumption/aim here? Are we being introduced to Swift or are we expected to know Swift already? Giving attention to basic concepts one moment and doing the complete opposite the next is confusing. I think the course would be better if the instructor was consistent. (2) The course could be clearer about the type of student engagement that’s expected in specific chapters. For instance, take the ‘Week 3 - Project Setup’ module. We’re supposed to be building a video player here. If this course is suitable for ‘individuals with no prior experience’ then a great deal of the concepts mentioned here will be foreign. Most students will simply copy and paste whatever the instructor is typing in her IDE. This is alright, I think there’s a place for that kind of learning - where you simply watch and listen to appreciate the power of a tool without being expected to understand the details. It would just be a lot less confusing if the instructor mentioned that this was the expectation, and students shouldn’t bother too much about some of the complexities of the video player implementation that are being glossed over. Neither should they be worried about coding along. On the other hand, if the instructor does expect the student to code along and grasp what’s being discussed then I don’t think a video player project is the most suitable project at this point in the journey. Developing a less complex feature/project may better serve the student.

good introduction to xcode and development, but not alot of content on how to make the app itself. luckily there are more courses in this series for this

So far so good. A lot to learn but I have the feeling that I'm at the right place on the right path.

good course but i wish there was more hands on work as opposed to a bunch of videos and quizzes

Expired product. Based on outdated 3 years old iOS 15 and XCode 13. A lot of changes and deprecations since Apple update iOS to 17 and XCode to 15. Quite a shame for Meta to sell 3 years old expired product.

This is outdated. Things aren't done the way this app presents anymore.

I liked videos. Way things were explained was new to me although I have attended University and this experience wasn't new. Big thumbs up for professionalism.

Very good course to give you the bases of iOS development. This gives you strong theory to base your knowledge and starat your iOS development journey.

overall the intro is honestly really good, but I was expecting the lecturer/mods to reply to students' queries at least, but for almost a month no one really interacts with you. Just felt like another youtube tutorial.

udemy is much more better imo for follow-up questions, the lecturer there replies at least.

This course was extremely hard to follow and execute towards the end. The code in the AVPlayer Module just did not make sense. There were videos that started off in the middle of a sentence and the code that followed it just did not make sense. Hopefully this course can get updated with the proper videos to make the course easier to follow.

This course was very poorly made. It was very repetitive, and in module 3 when the coding started, the instructor just started typing and pasting in code with no explanation as to what each part means or how it functions. She just pasted it all in

Not much substance to it.

This course does a decent job of introducing you to a variety of terms and concepts used in mobile app development. However, the final assignment is to code your own video player and the course makes almost no attempt to actually explain what any of the code does or means.

Course is ridiculously redundant and applies topics in the wrong order. Why are you introducing AVPlayer, a library, before the student has written a single line of code?

It should be mentioned in the requirements that the course is taught with a MacOS computer. I have a Windows and following through the course is impossible.

Youtube has far better instructions and examples that actually work, don't waste your time or money like I did

As a beginner to iOS Mobile App Development i find this part if the course to be a great introduction as it gives a clear insight into iOS App Development. We are introduced to simulators and we also get an idea of what code snip[pets we need to build a variety of apps. How we can build apps faster without having to waste our time with libraries/packages or App Templates that provide a base to start development. What fascinated me the most was that I could run my apps with simulators on Xcode even for new iOS Software that would be released. I would really like to thank the instructor as she has been a great teacher in teaching students like me the basic foundations of starting to build iOS Apps.

A good introduction to iOS apps development. The instructions were clear and at a slow pace, so very beginner friendly. Not as much coding as I anticipated, guess that would have to be in the third course of the program. Most are intros to knowledge around the iOS environment. Including different mobile OS, what an iOS developer at Meta does, the importance of project planning, learning about Xcode, etc. Currently, the course is taught using Xcode 14. Not quite sure if in the near future when Xcode 14 and iOS16 roll out, they will manage to update the course to the newer versions. Really hope they do!

It is truly fascinating to learn the history of the iphone and Android mobile platform. Writing code is very challenging for me, it is like learning a new language. I know, with time and practice, I will get a better understanding. I am open to all the topics that we will be covering in this app development pathway. The expectation is to soak up as much knowledge as I can with the aim of applying learned concepts to my work and life activities. The future is mobile and I highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to remain technologically relevant in the foreseeable future.

Fue un buen curso introductorio que ayuda a conocer toda la historia que hay detrás de este gran ecosistema hasta llegar al día de hoy. Una vez concluído dicho módulo, pasamos a conocer un poco más la interfaz del editor y posteriormente utilizar el simulador y escribir algunas líneas de código.

Principalmente este curso está enfocado a conocer todo el ambiente de desarrollo y su historia más que a escribir código que se vienen en cursos posteriores.

10 puntos!

This course is amazing. It helps me understand fundamental things about iOS development and its tools. I really like the fact that I get to build a video player at the end of this course. It is not a big deal but I feel like I accomplished big things!!! Thank you Meta for this amazing course!!

I would like to see more source code/code pens to interact with so that the course is a more of a hands on experience. Although, I expect I'll be able to do that down the line. Overall, this is a very well structured and informative introduction to iOS development.

Hello! Thank you for providing an excellent course. Through this course, I was able to examine the overall process of iOS app development and confirm my learning through quizzes. I think I can recommend this course to others.

Very engaging course. Gives the basics to help get started with IOS development. Would mainly recommend this to anyone with zero knowledge in coding and app development. Would advice taking more advanced courses otherwise.