Is there a way to identify which web framework is used in a site?

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Whenever I come across a cute website, I am always curious to know which web framework was used by its developers?

Being a novice in web development, a look at the page source doesn't give any clue.

Any way(s) to get this information? If possible, may be with a bit of Ruby magic, I can figure out things like: which is the most/least used framework for my favorite sites, audio/video heavy sites, etc.

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