Re:Anthropic acquires Stainless
by dust-jacket on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @04:57AM
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Yeah at my last job we A/B tested hiring ads for the same role with developer/engineer alternatives.
It's just not the distinction some people believe it to be.
Rather than jumping to ask Claude something, maybe you should've read things more carefully.
I said difference between a _programmer_ and a _software engineer_ (or _software developer_, it is irrelevant in this context).
What's the difference between a software developer and a software engineer?
The honest answer is that in most day-to-day contexts, the distinction is more about company culture and title preference than actual job duties. A "software developer" at one company might do more rigorous engineering work than a "software engineer" at another.