Experience, in and of itself, is a skill set of its own. In order to get experience you have to get experience. I can remember my efforts getting into the Pharmaceutical Sales Industry without knowing anyone who could vouch for my ability.
Learn the Ropes. Learn the ropes means to learn how to do something. Example of use: âOnce I learn the ropes at my new job, I wonât be so nervous and Iâll be very good at the work I do.â. Interesting fact. Not surprisingly, the origin of the idiom âlearn the ropesâ is nautical.
Learning the Ropes. 1  1. Determine which basic type of software development interests you. There are two basic camps of software development: Applications Development and Systems Development. 2  2. Teach yourself a programming language. Anyone can come up with ideas, but a developer will be able to turn those ideas into something tangible.