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I'd say Ruby is more relevant than Elixir. But you're correct (IMO) that Ruby had a big moment but has died down since. At one point it almost felt like the default choice in startup land. Not so today.

Ruby on Rails specifically has a batteries included approach that lets you get up and running very quickly. But my perception is that as JavaScript has leaked into the server (benefits of writing the same language on front and back end) it's eaten into Ruby's mindshare. Python also finally moved on from its 2 vs 3 nightmare and shares many of the benefits of Ruby.

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