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The Pulse #147: sudden changes to the H-1B program

The changes could well mean fewer software engineers immigrating to the US. Also: Ruby and Rails drama, designers “vibe coding” at Shopify, and more

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Gergely Orosz
Sep 25, 2025
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The Pulse is a series covering events, insights, and trends within Big Tech and startups. Notice an interesting event or trend? Send me a message.

Today, we cover:

  1. Sudden changes to the H-1B program. The H1-B visa was a straightforward enough way to move to the US as a software engineer. Sudden changes suggest this path closes to less experienced engineer…

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