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When I say copy I don't mean implementation but inspiration. They may not have copied it exactly in implementation, it is FP vs OO, but stimulus.js was a direct response to LiveView. I don't think there is anything wrong with that however I welcome any advancement that requires less JS.

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If we're talking about inspiration, then maybe it goes the opposite way? Given Turbolinks existed many years before even elixir or phoenix existed. In fact the creator of elixir was a very prominent rails dev.

But I insist, they have almost nothing in common other than maybe the end user result. The approaches they take are architecturally very different and with very different trade offs.

They're his words not mine. Go fight with him if you think otherwise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of1phFsC4ZI&t=3290s

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