Comment by jsmith45

He has a second page with that shows the UIs (not quite side by side, but you can easily scroll up and down to compare them). His is extremely minimalistic. It looks pretty much exactly how I would picture a weekend project like this to look.

The only real similarities are the use of a green colored run button near the top (Which replit stole from IDEs anyway), and the basic, black screen terminal on right, white background text editor on left layout.

>I don't see how this is an argument. You're not allowed to copy their design even if it is public.

He is arguing against the allegation of violating their trade secrets. The similarities being based on public information makes them not valid as trade secrets. If you publish your trade secrets, they are not trade secrets anymore.